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Atlanta civil rights icon Andrew Young discharged and 'doing well' after hospitalization

Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been discharged after being hospitalized Friday in what his family described as a precaution. The specific reason for the hospital stay was not detailed,

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 1d

Why MLK Jr. sent Andrew Young to Birmingham during civil rights era

Andrew Young shares how Martin Luther King Jr. sent him to Birmingham, Alabama a month before protests to build connections with white and Black communities.

An Atlanta Civil Rights icon remembers a historic sit-in alongside MLK Jr.

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

Augusta-Aiken WRDW-TV on MSN · 2d

Former Atlanta mayor, envoy Andrew Young released from hospital

Civil rights champion Andrew Young, who also formerly served as Atlanta’s mayor and a United Nations ambassador, has been released from the hospital, according to a source close to his family.

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Atlanta developer Gene Kansas chronicles Sweet Auburn's legacy

Atlanta developer and preservationist Gene Kansas has written “Civil Sights: Sweet Auburn, A Journey Through Atlanta's ...

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Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82

In 1961, he and 12 other civil rights activists were nearly killed for trying to integrate interstate bus terminals across ...

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Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock reflects on MLK Jr.'s teachings, legacy

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. He told Morning Edition that "your life ...

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Martin Luther King Jr.: How He Rose as a National Media Figure

More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of ...

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Speakers at Georgia Capitol mark King holiday celebration with calls for unity

State of Georgia hosts 2025 MLK holiday ceremony at the Capitol to honor civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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