Georgia Pauses Political Rancor to Honor Andrew Young Turning 90
- Civil-rights leader enjoyed weeklong Atlanta celebration
- Former ambassador, mayor marched with Martin Luther King Jr.
Andrew Young attends his 90th Birthday Celebration at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on March 12.
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With Georgia embroiled in one of its most divisive and pivotal political moments, leaders from both sides of the aisle found a common rallying cause -- the 90th birthday of a civil-rights icon.
Andrew Young has held many titles -- congressman, mayor, ambassador to the United Nations -- and has spent a lifetime bringing people together. During birthday celebrations in Atlanta that stretched out over a week, it was clear that the man who once marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. still has the ability to unify.