Andrew Young, Civil Rights Negative Comment

File — Box: 101, Folder: 15

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS is arranged in 17 subseries: Audio/Visual Materials; Board of Directors; Chapter Records; Committees and Proposals; Convention and Conference Materials; Correspondence; Council of Presidents; Employees; Financial Records; General Assembly Resolutions; Governing Documents; Human Rights; Meeting Minutes; Membership; National Office Records; Projects and Programs; and Task Forces.

Dates

Creation: 1968-2010

Creator

From the Collection: Association of Arab-American University Graduates (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Extent

From the Collection: 70.1 Linear Feet (150 archive boxes, 4 record center cartons, 1 LP box, 1 clamshell box, 1 flip box, 6 negative boxes(144a-f), 2 albums)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Synopsis

President Jimmy Carter in 1977, appointed Young to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Young was replaced in Congress by Wyche Fowler after a special election). Young became the first African-American to serve in the position. Young's controversial statements made headlines almost from the start. In August 1979, he appeared on the television show Meet the Press and said that Israel was "stubborn and intransigent."