Former Mayor Andrew Young says Atlanta helped shape civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's leadership and legacy.

For decades the Rev. Jesse Jackson's voice echoed from Atlanta churches to the global stage. After news of his death was ...

Atlanta leaders paused Tuesday to remember the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon whose decades of activism left a ...

When HIStory Was Watching' event honors civil rights legacies, featuring Ambassador Andrew Young discussing the preservation ...

Many of those gathered at The Gathering Spot on Tuesday for the Black History Month program "When HIStory Was Watching: A ...

Civil rights icon Andrew Young issued a blunt warning Tuesday that liberties won during the 20th Century are under threat, but he also said he believes people today have the necessary tools to ...

Ambassador Andrew Young joins Torchbearers of Civil Rights February 17 for a national conversation on history, ...

Watching Rachel Maddow’s documentary on former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, Andrew Young: The Dirty Work, reminded me of how much the 93-year-old civil rights legend still has to offer today’s public ...

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He was one of the key negotiators during some of the most critical moments of the civil rights movement, and he would go on to become the mayor of Atlanta and the United States’ ambassador to the ...