Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter, Paula Young Shelton, deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew\'s childhood that changed him forever.
The story is vividly recalled by Paula Young Shelton, Andrew\'s daughter..
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The teaching of his parents, and Jesse Owens\' example, would be the guiding principles that shaped Andrew\'s beliefs in nonviolence and built his foundation as a civil rights leader and advisor to Dr.
To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens racing toward Olympic gold, showing the world that the best way to promote equality is to focus on the finish line.
While Hitler\'s teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew\'s father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, Don\'t get mad, get smart.
As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s.
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This story of race relations in the 1930s South is illustrated by bestselling Caldecott Honor winner Gordon C.
Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter, Paula Young Shelton, deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew\'s childhood that changed him forever
