Andrew Jackson Young Jr.

Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr. (1932– ), U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader. He helped draft the civil rights and voting rights acts (1964, 1965) and served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–76). As the first black U.S. ambassador to the UN (1977–79), he stirred up frequent controversy with undiplomatic public statements. In 1981 he was elected mayor of Atlanta.