,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bd1 #bjbb,mr4 ,warnock submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #ijth  
birthday of former ,mayor of ,atlanta1  
ambassador1 and congressional           
representative ,andrew ,jackson ,young  
and recognizing the contributions of    
,andrew ,jackson ,young to civil and    
human rights and his work to uplift     
,georgia4  ,whereas ,andrew ,jackson    
,young was born on ,march #ab1 #aicb1 to
 ,daisy ,fuller ,young and ,andrew      
,jackson ,young1 ,sr41 in ,new ,orleans1
 ,louisiana2 ,whereas ,andrew ,jackson  
,young received an undergraduate degree 
from ,howard ,university in #aiea and a 
degree in divinity from ,hartford       
,theological ,seminary and was ordained 
with the ,united ,church of ,christ in  
#aiee2 ,whereas ,andrew ,jackson ,young 
is a proud #aiej initiate of ,alpha ,phi

 ,alpha ,fraternity1 ,inc42 ,whereas    
,andrew ,jackson ,young was a devoted   
pastor in ,georgia and ,alabama for     
several years1 and worked with the      
,national ,council of the ,churches of  
,christ in the ,,usa 7commonly referred 
to as the ,national ,council of         
,churches7 from #aieg to #aifa2 ,whereas
 ,andrew ,jackson ,young worked         
diligently throughout the early #aifjs  
with the ,southern ,christian           
,leadership ,conference 7commonly       
referred to as the ,,sclc7 to mentor and
 uplift ,african-,american leaders in   
communities across ,georgia1 and served 
as ,executive ,director of the ,,sclc in
 #aifd and ,executive ,vice ,president  
from #aifg to #aigj2 ,whereas ,andrew   
,jackson ,young worked alongside ,dr4   
,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 to advance 
the civil rights movement2 ,whereas     
,andrew ,jackson ,young was elected to  
the ,house of ,representatives in #aigb 
and #aigd and was the first ,african    
,american to represent ,georgia in the  

,house of ,representatives since        
,reconstruction2 ,whereas ,andrew       
,jackson ,young was nominated by        
,president ,james ,e4 ,carter to serve  
as the ,united ,states ,ambassador to   
the ,united ,nations from #aigg to      
#aigi1 and was awarded the ,presidential
 ,medal of ,freedom by ,president       
,carter in #aiha2 ,whereas ,andrew      
,jackson ,young was elected mayor of    
,atlanta1 ,georgia1 in #aiha1 and served
 #b terms as mayor2 ,whereas1 during his
 time as mayor1 ,andrew ,jackson ,young 
was instrumental to modernizing and     
spurring the economic development of the
 city of ,atlanta1 making it an         
international city2 ,whereas1 in #aiid1 
,andrew ,jackson ,young was appointed by
 ,president ,william ,j4 ,clinton to    
oversee the ,southern ,africa           
,development ,fund2 ,whereas ,andrew    
,jackson ,young1 as ,mayor of ,atlanta1 
launched the ,atlanta ,organizing       
,committee to win the bid to host the   
,centennial ,olympic ,games and was     

co-chairman of the host committee for   
the #aiif ,summer ,olympics1 which were 
hosted in ,atlanta1 ,georgia2 ,whereas  
,andrew ,jackson ,young served as       
,president of the ,national ,council of 
,churches from #bjjj to #bjja2 ,whereas 
,andrew ,jackson ,young established the 
,andrew ,j4 ,young ,foundation in #bjjc1
 which focuses on education1 economic   
justice1 and global human rights2 and   
,whereas ,andrew ,jackson ,young is a   
husband1 a father of #d children1 a     
grandfather of #i children1 a           
great-grandfather of #a child1 and a    
renowned author1 speaker and leader and 
continues to uplift the people of       
,georgia and the ,united ,states3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 commemorates the #ijth birthday of 
,andrew ,jackson ,young2  7#b7 expresses
 thanks and commendations to ,andrew    
,jackson ,young and his family for his  
decades of public service to ,georgia   
and to the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7   
honors the life and impact of ,andrew   

,jackson ,young1 an ,american civil     
rights hero whose work has helped       
generations of people in the ,united    
,states and ,georgia prosper4