The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Young, Andrew
b. 1932
n 1964, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) named Rev. Andrew Young its executive director. After serving on the staff of the National Council of Churches, Young joined SCLC in 1961 and became a trusted aide to Dr. King. He served as a chief strategist and negotiator during the Birmingham, St. Augustine, Selma, Chicago and Memphis campaigns. His work helped secure passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Young was working on federal appeals for the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike when King was gunned down. After leaving SCLC in 1970, Young served as a U.S. congressman and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. As mayor of Atlanta, he helped secure and clean up the city for the 1996 International Olympics. The co-founder of the consulting firm GoodWorks International, Young served as president of the National Council of Churches. He is the author of A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young.
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Letter from Ruth W. Carr to SCLCRuth W. Carr gives a donation of $350.00 on behalf of her late husband, Clarence Carr. Mrs. Carr explains that it was her husband wish before death to contribute to the work of the SCLC. |
Letter from SNCC Executive Committee to MLKJohn Lewis and Silas Norman of SNCC write Dr. King to address their organization's grievances with the SCLC, specifically the SCLC's lack of cooperation in the Selma Voting Rights campaign. Members of SNCC state their disagreement with the march planned for March 7, 1965 because "the objectives of the march do not justify the danger and the resources involved." Lewis and Norman request a meeting with Dr. King to discuss reconciliation between SNCC and the SCLC. |
Letter from Swedish Members of Parliament to MLKTwo members of Parliament in Stockholm, Sweden hope to establish a fund among Christian Social Democrats and other Swedish organizations to support the SCLC. They request Dr. King's presence at a meeting in Gothenburg. |
Letter from Terrie to MLKThe author informs Dr. King of her |
Letter from The American Foundation On Nonviolence to David HunterThe American Foundation On Nonviolence makes an inquiry to the distribution of grant funds from David Hunter. |
Letter from the Ford Foundation to Chauncey EskridgeA member of the Ford Foundation informs the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation, Chauncey Eskridge, that the Ford Foundation approved a $230,000 grant to the SCLF. |
Letter from Tom Offenburger to MLKIn a letter from Tom Offenburger to Dr. King, a response to a newspaper article written by Bruce Galphin is attached. The article refers to the Civil Rights Movement as a rather violent campaign, due to the harm done to the "good order of society." The response argues on the side of the Civil Rights Movement, and further proves that it is indeed a nonviolent campaign. |
Letter from Walter Martin to SCLC OfficialsWalter Martin of the American Friends Service Committee, writes to numerous SCLC officials concerning Quaker work in Southern Africa. |
Letter from Wesley Hotchkiss to Associates of the Citizen Education ProjectMr. Hotchkiss, the General Secretary of the AMA and primary UCBHM representative for the CEP, writes employees to clear up confusion regarding the administrative structure of the CEP. He informs employees that the the CEP is administered by the UCBHM stating, "When staff are confused about their employer it usually means they are confused about their objectives." The organization's most important objective, Mr. Hotchkiss asserts, is to mobilize individuals who have been trained under the CEP to focus the skills they have acquired on community development. |
Letter from William A. Rutherford to Richard M. AustinWilliam A. Rutherford, Executive Director of the SCLC, requests that Rev. Austin join a SCLC support committee. The support committee will offer assistance to the SCLC's upcoming campaign in Washington, D.C. |
Letter from William Mahoney to MLKWilliam Mahoney asks Dr. King for his input on a SCLC monthly publication in which he is attempting to create. The publication would seek to educate the public on social, economic, and political problems African Americans endure. |
Letter from William S. Stein to MLKWilliam Stein informs Dr. King that the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will be contributing to SCLC. |
Letter Regarding the Distribution of Pilgrimage FoldersSandy F. Ray thanks Andrew Young for speaking to his parishioners. Reverend Ray also requests information regarding the distribution of the Pilgrimage Folders, in preparation for the mass pilgrimage Dr. King was planning to lead to Israel and Jordan. |
Letter to Andrew Young from Irving KalerKaler writes to express excitement in the SCLC working with The Community Relations Commission of the City of Atlanta (of which he is a part). He looks forward to discussing ways in which both organizations can compliment each other. |
Letter with Enclosed Copy of Minutes of the SCLC Board MeetingMr. Eskridge sends a copy of the minutes for the SCLC Board Meeting to Secretary Dora McDonald. During the meeting, Andrew Young and Ralph David Abernathy address the twenty-eight board members of the organization at the Regency House in Atlanta, GA. |
Meeting of Action CommitteeDr. King sends a meeting notice to members of the SCLC Action Committee. He also includes a list of reports to be prepared concerning the Washington Mobilization. |
Memo from Edwin Berry and Melville Hosch to Freedom Government Conference MembersThe United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare details the purpose of the Freedom-Government Conference and outlines the objectives for the scheduled meetings in the spring. |
Memo from Gloria Fraction to Andrew YoungGloria Fraction states Dr. Dorothy Sutton Branch spoke with Dr. King about meeting a group in Lawndale. She also inquires of Andrew Young when Dr. King would be available for an interview with a reporter. |
Memo From Hosea Williams to SCLC StaffHosea Williams, the National Director of Mobilization of the SCLC, sends this memorandum urging members to have their assigned region organized before Dr. King arrives on his People-To-People tour. |
Memo from Tom Offenburger to SCLC Chicago StaffTom Offenburger writes to the SCLC Chicago Office Staff Steering Committee concerning phone call procedures. Offenburger asserts that answering the phone with "Operation Breadbasket" will not reveal the broader interest of the SCLC, and suggests answering the phone with, "good morning, SCLC." |
Memo from Tom Offenburger to SCLC Field StaffTom Offenburger released this memo to members of SCLC's field staff concerning the advertisement of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign. |
Memorandum from SCLC Personnel Committee to the Steering CommitteeSCLC's Personnel Committee conducts a meeting to review the release of William Whitsett from Department of Information. The meeting resulted in the committee's unanimous decision to send a list of recommendations for the Steering Committee to review. |
Memorandum on direct Action in Alabama CitiesDr. King writes a Direct Action plan for the Alabama cities of Birmingham, Danville and Montgomery. He believes that these cities need to focus on the emergence of violence and recommends the integration of Negroes into the police force. |
Minutes of the Council of United Civil Rights Leadership MeetingThese minutes from the meeting of the Council of United Civil Rights Leadership give a description of the topics discussed. Topics included: meeting with President Johnson, Office of Economic Opportunity memoranda, Inter-organizational conflict and fundraising. |
MLK Confidential MemorandumDr. King outlines the SCLC's direct action program for the communities of Birmingham, Danville and Montgomery. |
MLK Memorandum on SCLC Direct Action PlansIn this confidential memorandum, Dr. King outlines SCLC’s direct action program for Birmingham, Alabama and Danville, Virginia. For each community, he states the challenges, defines goals, and then provides detailed steps to be taken and also staff assignments. He promises to outline his plan for Montgomery, Alabama in a few days. |
MLK Press Conference Birmingham, AlabamaThis document contains dialogue during a press conference in Birmingham, Alabama. The reporters asks Dr. King questions regarding plans for the Soviet Union, Washington D.C., and the Civil Rights Movement. |
National Clergymen's Conference on Operation BreadbasketThis schedule for the National Clergymen's Conference on Operation Breadbasket provides a description of the topics to be covered during the convention. |
Newspaper Article about MLKIn this article, Horace Sheffield responds to speculation that Dr. King will hold a "Summer Crusade" in Detroit. |
Project Chicago Staff Meeting MinutesThis document recaps the minutes of the Project Chicago staff meeting held at West Side Christian Parish on July 3, 1967. Dr. King is listed as a proposed member of the Advisory Committee. |