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Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Known for

Andrew Young: The Dirty Work
Andrew Young: The Dirty Work
2025 • self
The Games in Black & White
The Games in Black & White
2025 • Himself
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024 • Self (archive footage)
South to Black Power
South to Black Power
2023 • Self
Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton
Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton
2023 • Self
Rather
Rather
2023 • Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician
This World Is Not My Own
This World Is Not My Own
2023 • Self
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
2021 • Self

Full filmography

Rather
Rather
2023 • Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician
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MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI
2020 • Self
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4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
1997 • Self - SCLC
View movie
Traveling Hopefully
Traveling Hopefully
1982 • Self - Ambassador
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Andrew Young – Biography, Known For & Filmography