I wasn’t predicted to be anything. I just followed an inner spirit, and it put me in the right place and the right time. I didn’t want to be the mayor of Atlanta. I didn’t want to run for Congress. I didn’t want to work for Martin Luther King Jr. I wanted to work close to him and be a writer and write about the movement. Andrew Young Read Quote
I wouldn’t listen to my parents, but I found out that I absorbed. I never heard what they said – told me – but I did what they did. Andrew Young Read Quote
Having personally watched the Voting Rights Act being signed into law that August day, I can’t begin to imagine how we could have all been so wrong in believing that more Americans would vote once they were all truly free to do so. Andrew Young Read Quote
If Congress can move President’s Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King’s Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn’t they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters? Andrew Young Read Quote
The unsung heroes of the civil rights movement were always the wives and the mothers. Andrew Young Read Quote
Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal’s office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, ‘You sure write well.’ And I’ve had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That’s the kind of motivation that students need. Andrew Young Read Quote
I’ve been dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder at some time in my life. I still read with a highlighter, but I’ve always loved to read. Andrew Young Read Quote
Our school systems have to realize that everybody doesn’t learn the same way, and no one learns without some emotional support. Andrew Young Read Quote
