<I>The Honorable Andrew Young Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 18, 2017
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Interview of
content: Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932
label: Interviewed by
content: Rex M. Ellis, American
label: Subject of
content: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Jean Childs Young, American, 1933 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Howard University, American, founded 1867
label: Subject of
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
notes: label: Description
content: An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.1.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.
label: Description
content: In this interview statesman and civil rights icon, Andrew Young, discusses how he came to be involved in the struggle for civil rights; his work with Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and his career as a politician. The interview begins with a discussion of Rev. Young’s upbringing and family life in New Orleans, LA. Reflecting on his early life, Young relates the lessons he learned from his father, along with his experience in a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse community, to why he was well-suited to participate in the Movement. Young talks about his time at Howard University and recounts several life experiences that were important to his maturation and led him to enter the ministry. Young also discusses the first time he met Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, and reflects on the influence of his wife, Jean Childs Young, on his life and career.
label: Description
content: Beginning with when he and his wife heard about the Nashville sit-ins while living in New York City, Young turns to a discussion of the Civil Rights Movement and his work with the SCLC. In particular, Young discusses the shift in 1966-1967 toward the struggles of urban populations in the North and explains that the growing focus on economic issues gave birth to the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968. Young also discusses the transition from SCLC and working in the movement to becoming a politician and how he carried forward the struggle of the Poor People’s Campaign into the political arena as a congressman and mayor.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Marion, Perry County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Humanitarianism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Poor People’s Campaign Oral Histories
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: African American - Latinx Solidarity
label: Movement
content: Poor People's Campaign
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.78.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 1 hr., 54 min., 29 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 19.92 GB