Ambassador Andrew Young warns ugly history repeating itself

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Ambassador Andrew Young warns ugly history repeating itself

At 93, Ambassador Andrew Young has earned the right to speak softly. Instead, the former U.N. ambassador and mayor of Atlanta chose to speak as bluntly as a police nightstick.

Standing before a trove of history in Atlanta this week, the Civil Rights icon and former Atlanta mayor issued a chilling warning: liberties won during the 20th century are under threat. But he did not sound defeated. If anything, he sounded resolute.

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