Andrew Young, civil rights leader, admitted to hospital in Atlanta
Ambassador Andrew Young, who also served as the mayor of Atlanta, was rushed to a hospital Friday morning for what his family called “precautionary testing.”
Young’s oldest daughter, Andrea Young, said her father, a prominent civil rights leader, fell ill on Friday and was taken to the hospital for tests.
“He is now joking with the staff and doing well after being transported to the hospital as a precaution,” said Andrea Young, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.
Allison J Fouché, a spokesman for Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens, also issued a statement acknowledging that Young was hospitalized.
Young, 92, was elected the 55th mayor of Atlanta in 1981 after serving for three years at the first Black U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Last week, Young was one of the speakers at the Washington, D.C. funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter.
Young initially read the anthems in procession as Carter’s casket was carried into the cathedral at the opening of the service. Later in the service, the former United Church of Christ preacher delivered a homily.
Andrea Young would not go into details Friday about her father’s medical condition, adding that the family “kindly request privacy during this time and appreciate your thoughts and prayers.”
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About the Author
Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
