Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been discharged after being hospitalized Friday in what his family described as a precaution. The specific reason for the hospital stay was not detailed,

Civil rights champion Andrew Young, who also formerly served as Atlanta’s mayor and a United Nations ambassador, has been released from the hospital, according to a source close to his family.

Former Atlanta mayor and Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young is back home after a brief stint in the hospital, according to his family. The Young family said on Friday that the 92-year-old former mayor and ambassador was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital as a precaution.

Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor and a prominent civil rights leader, was rushed to a hospital Friday morning for what his family called “precautionary testing.”

Jean Childs Young was a civil and human rights activist who was known for her work with women and children. In 1954, after graduating from Howard Unversity, Andrew Young met his first wife, Jean Childs Young at a small Congregational church in 1951 where he was working as a pastor.

Amb. Andrew Young is among the speakers and ceremonial figures for the funeral of President Jimmy Carter in Washington.

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and when he grew up. His life and deeds hold many lessons for today’s public officials.

Neighbors in Thomasville reflect on President Jimmy Carter’s legacy, with Ambassador Andrew Young, a Thomasville native, delivering a powerful eulogy.

Many arrived at the National Cathedral Thursday in Washington, D.C., to pay respects to former President Jimmy Carter. Here's who spoke at the funeral.

A day after being rushed to the hospital, Ambassador Andrew Young was back at home Saturday evening, his brother said.

"James Earl Carter was truly a child of God," Young said. Andrew Young is a Civil Rights Movement luminary, former mayor of Atlanta and he served as President Carter's ambassador to the United ...

Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been hospitalized, according to his family. The reason why Young was taken to the hospital remains unclear, but his family described it as a "precaution.