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Andrew Young Interviewee: North Georgia, 1981 July 23 [Box 140, Item 11, Side 1 and 2]. Topics include: Impressions of African leaders, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Young's family's feelings about his work (and the death of his Uncle Walt), Young's work style in the United Nations, European and non-European world views in the U.N., interacting with the press and the misinterpretation of his statements on racism in Britain and Ayatollah Khomeini (and other topics), entertainers who supported the Southern Movement, including Harry Belafonte, and how America's economic weakness altered his approach in the U.N.

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Andrew Young Oral History Collection

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Amistad Research Center