Andrew Young hailed in honor of 75th birthday - Race & Ethnicity - MSNBC.com: ... Young, who turned 75 on March 12, was lauded for his role in the civil rights movement, as a U.N. ambassador and as mayor of Atlanta. He was also praised for a legacy that is still being written, as he continued to champion democracy, peace and prosperity for people around the world more than four decades after his friend, Martin Luther King Jr., was killed.
Angelou, who was also an SCLC lieutenant recruited in 1959 by King, was coquettish in her recollections of younger Young.
'Each time he spoke, the bells rang,' Angelou said. 'Each time he appeared, he brought the dignity, the sincerity, the devotion and the dedication of African-Americans brought here in 1619.'
She thanked him for being a brother and recited her poem 'And Still I Rise.'
