Andrew Young Delivers Speeches @ Georgia Tech

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Andrew Young has spent his life working toward freedom and equality for people around the world; on Tuesday, Oct. 11, he’ll speak to Georgia Tech students about his civil rights legacy as part of the Freshmen Reading Project.

The United Nations ambassador and former Atlanta mayor was an early leader in the civil rights movement and is one of three surviving aides who was with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. Young will address students at the Ferst Center at 11 a.m. Tickets are free with a valid BuzzCard and are available at the Clough Commons information desk or the Student Center box office.

Young will also visit the Ferst Center on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. with his godson Kabir Sehgal. Tickets are $5 for students and $12 for the public, and can be purchased at the Student Center box office, through Delta Upsilon members or online.

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