Best of - Andrew Young: My Life, My Destiny

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🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Young has worn many hats: pastor, congressman, ambassador & mayor, but his first role in public service was as Martin Luther King Jr’s strategist and negotiator. He was at King’s side for many of the biggest battles of the civil rights movement, and he helped draft and secure the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In this encore episode (originally published in 2016), Young shares his unique, personal stories about that turbulent period in our country’s history - from the center of the storm. He pays tribute to the women who were the often unacknowledged backbone of the civil rights struggle. And he recounts his fascinating life story, from his youngest days growing up in New Orleans, where his father taught him to fight racism with brains and heart, to his spiritual revelation at the top of a mountain. Our next episode will feature a brand new interview with Andrew Young, as he turns 90 years old, and reflects on the state of democracy, race & politics in America. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2016-2022

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Alice.
0:04.0	There are sages in our midst, and Andrew Young is one of them.
0:09.0	He turns 90 in early March, and we had the good fortune to interview him just a couple of weeks ago in
0:14.9	Atlanta about the current state of politics and race and democracy in America.
0:21.0	He also told some amazing news stories about his days as a leader in the civil rights movement.
0:27.0	We will post that episode on March 7th, but for today we invite you to take another listen to our first episode on Andrew Young
0:36.0	from 2016, the one where he tells the truly inspiring story of his childhood and his life in public service which started alongside
0:45.6	Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
0:49.4	Adam made this child is gifted and I heard that enough that I started to believe it.
0:59.0	If you have the opportunity, not a perfect opportunity, and you don't take it, you may never have another job.
1:05.0	It all was so clear. It was just like the picture started to form itself.
1:10.0	There was no way in which a lie could prevail over the truth, darkness over light, death over life.
1:18.0	Every day I wake up and decide. Today I'm going to love my life.
1:23.0	Decide.
1:25.0	My advice is if they don't break your leg once when you go in that place, stay out of there.
1:30.0	And then along come these differential experiences that you don't look for, you don't plan for,
1:36.0	but boy you better not miss them.
1:42.0	This is what it takes, a podcast about passion, vision, and perseverance from the Academy of
1:49.3	Achievement.
1:50.3	I'm Alice Winkler.
1:52.2	I pulled an interview today from the Academy's vault that has so many
1:56.9	memorable stories. It's hard to know where to start, but honestly, I think this time it makes sense to begin in the middle.
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