Civil rights figures to speak at high school
Two storied figures in the history of civil rights — Andrew Young and Carolyn McKinstry — will speak at Chamblee Charter High School on March 18.
Young, who was a Congressman, Atlanta mayor, United Nations ambassador and executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, will share the podium with McKinstry, who as a teenager survived the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls and was hosed by firemen during marches.
The event, open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. Location: 3688 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Chamblee.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
