Civil Rights Leader Awaits Returns: Atlanta Civil Rights leader Andrew Young and his family watch television in Atlanta for returns from Wednesday's primary. Young is among four Democratic candidates seeking to unseat Representative Fletcher Thompson, a Republican from Georgia's 5th District. Seated clockwise are daughters, Paula, Lynn and Lisa, and Mrs. Young.

Andrew Young (1932-present) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He was a close confidant of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This object has the following keywords:

• Andrew Young
• Civil Rights Movements
• Georgia
• Injustice
• Male Portraits
• Parent and Child
• Primary elections
• Racial Discrimination
• Televisions
• United States Congress

• Image Dimensions: 7 x 9 5/8 in. (17.78 x 24.45 cm) Measured by Cornejo-Reynoso, Aitzin
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