President Ono Interviews the Honorable Andrew J. Young
Andrew J. Young, a longtime civil and human rights activist and a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., was interviewed by President Santa J. Ono while he visited campus to speak to the Class of 2014 at the December Commencement for undergraduates. They discussed Young's Commencement speech, challenges in the U.S. criminal justice system, Ralph David Abernathy, President Jimmy Carter, Gandhi, his fondest memory of Dr. King and other topics. The complete video is below.
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