Andrew J. Young - who would later become mayor of Atlanta and Ambassador to the United Nations - stumps for votes during his bid for Congress in 1970 from Georgia's 5th Congressional district. Andrew Jackson Young, born March 12, 1932, is an American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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