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I think they've ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs." (Interview, <i>Los Angeles Sentinel</i>, 17 August 2006). After the remarks were made public Young resigned from Wal*Mart.<p><b>Wife:</b> Jean Childs<br><b>Wife:</b> Carolyn<br><p> High School: Gilbert Academy, New Orleans, LA (1947)<br> University: <a href="/edu/576/000111243/">Dillard University (one year)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/677/000068473/">BS, Howard University (1951)</a><br> Theological: <a href="/edu/577/000111244/">Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, CT (1955)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/864/000068660/">Georgia State University</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/925/000055760/">Mayor of Atlanta</a> (1982-90)<br> <a href="/gov/318/000119958/">US Ambassador to the United Nations</a> (1977-79)<br> <a href="/gov/306/000052150/">US Congressman, Georgia</a> 5th (1973-77)<br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/496/000053337/">Archer Daniels Midland</a> <br> <a href="/company/158/000049011/">Wal-Mart</a> Chairman, Working Families for Wal-Mart (2006, resigned)<br> <a href="/company/017/000046876/">Nike</a> Consultant (1997)<br> <a href="/org/692/000051539/">Alfalfa Club</a> 1976<br> <a href="/org/709/000059532/">Bretton Woods Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/505/000042379/">Council on Foreign Relations</a> <br> <a href="/org/344/000122975/">Drum Major Institute for Public Policy</a> Board of Directors (1999-)<br> <a href="/org/902/000051749/">Freedom House</a> <br> <a href="/org/426/000041303/">Freemasonry</a> <br> <a href="/org/703/000161220/">Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/531/000167030/">Friends of Hillary</a> <br> <a href="/org/551/000169044/">Kerry Victory 2004</a> <br> <a href="/org/570/000167069/">Hillary Clinton for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/589/000126211/">National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy</a> Board of Directors (former)<br> <a href="/org/738/000061555/">National Democratic Institute for International Affairs</a> Senior Advisory Committee<br> <a href="/org/446/000177912/">National Leadership PAC</a> <br> <a href="/org/684/000167183/">Obama for America</a> <br> <a href="/org/579/000401373/">Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights</a> Board of Trustees<br> <a href="/org/843/000041720/">Southern Christian Leadership Conference</a> <br> <a href="/org/361/000119004/">United Nations Foundation</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/652/000041529/">Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity</a> <br> <a href="/honors/292/000043163/">Spingarn Medal</a> 1978<br> <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 1981<br> <a href="/honors/517/000059340/">Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/446/000066248/">Prostate Cancer</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY</font><br> <a href="/sports/668/000085413/">Atlanta Falcons</a> Board of Directors<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/722/000379582/">Harry Belafonte: Sing Your Song (Jan-2011)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/081/000274256/">Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and "To Kill a Mockingbird" (7-Nov-2010)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/411/000263619/">Soundtrack for a Revolution (24-Apr-2009)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/056/000061870/">4 Little Girls (9-Jul-1997)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <font color="black"><i>U.S. Policy on Lebanon</i> (<tt>1979</tt>)</font><br> <font color="black"><i>Law and Policy in the Space Stations' Era</i> (<tt>1989</tt>)</font><br> <font color="brown"><i>A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young</i> (<tt>1994</tt>, memoir)</font><br> <font color="brown"><i>An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America</i> (<tt>1996</tt>, history)</font><br> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=25160"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=25160">Andrew Young</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=25160" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>