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1981-07-21, Andrew Young Interviewee: North Georgia

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Andrew Young Interviewee: North Georgia, 1981 July 21 [Box 140, Item 8, Side 1 and 2]. Topics include: Jimmy Carter's presidential election, the 1976 Democratic Convention, Young's role in Carter's campaign and acceptance from the black community, growing interest in Africa policy, the process of organizing the Civil Rights Movement, negotiation versus confrontation as catalysts for social change, Montgomery Bus Boycotts, negotiation tactics, Sanitation Workers Strike in Atlanta, Carter cabinet appointments, offer by Carter of the United Nation position and reaction.

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Andrew Young Oral History Collection

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