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I think we've made tremendous progress on racism. We've even made progress on war. We've made almost no progress on poverty.

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Andrew Young
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: March 12
Diplomat
Film Producer
Former Mayor Of Atlanta
Human Rights Activist
Peace Activist
Politician
Writer
New Orleans
Louisiana
Andrew Jackson Young
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Civil rights leaders are involved in helping poor people. That's what I've been doing all my life.
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The unsung heroes of the civil rights movement were always the wives and the mothers.
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I was raised that way: don't get mad, get smart.
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