THE 1970S 1969 1979
JIMMY CARTER AS PRESIDENT
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Maynard Jackson
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John Lewis
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Andrew Young
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Dr. Martin Luther King
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Detailed explanation-1: -He moved into the arena of politics as the first black Georgian elected to the U.S. Congress since Reconstruction (1972-1976). President Jimmy Carter appointed Young U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1977.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Young’s work as a pastor, administrator, and voting rights advocate led him to join Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in the civil rights struggle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Young, in full Andrew Jackson Young, Jr., (born March 12, 1932, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.), American politician, civil rights leader, and clergyman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–77) and later was mayor of Atlanta (1982–90).