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Albany City Commissioner Demetrius Young enjoys as the State Election Board votes to dismiss charges versus him and other volunteers who lost consciousness water and treats at an early ballot website in 2020. Mr. Young, a ballot rights champ, passed away on Dec. 29, 2024.
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Jan. 08, 2025, 3:44 p.m. ET|Augusta, Ga.
Recently’s death of previous President Jimmy Carter, maybe America’s a lot of precious centenarian, resulted in wholehearted messages from his native Plains, Georgia, and throughout the world. His wasn’t the only sensational loss that Georgia would experience that day. Forty-five minutes from Plains, in the town of Albany, the death of another public servant with a tradition of assisting others likewise would send out shockwaves through the area.
Demetrius Young, a city commissioner and statewide political activist, passed away Dec. 29. He was a second-generation political leader, the child of Mary Young-Cummings, a Georgia state agent and civil liberties lawyer. He was likewise the direct descendant of a civil liberties project– the Albany Movement.
Why We Wrote This
Jimmy Carter and Demetrius Young both passed away Dec. 29. The 2 males shared a life of service, a love of Georgia, and a look after the requirements of daily individuals.
This modest corner of southwest Georgia affects the world since of its attention towards the requirements of daily individuals. President Carter’s roots as a peanut farmer from Plains are well-documented, and even the name of his home town recommends simpleness and commonness.
Both guys advise me that a variety of excellent stories begin with modest starts, however extending that grace throughout one’s life can make you bigger than life.
Recently’s death of previous President Jimmy Carter, possibly America’s a lot of cherished centenarian, resulted in sincere messages from his native Plains, Georgia, and throughout the world. His wasn’t the only sensational loss that Georgia would experience that day. Forty-five minutes from Plains, in the town of Albany, the death of another public servant with a tradition of assisting others likewise would send out shockwaves through the area.
Demetrius Young, a city commissioner in Albany and a statewide political activist, passed away Sunday night, Dec. 29, less than 2 weeks except his 54th birthday. I satisfied him in a sports group and quarrelled with him a great bit over his assistance of the Atlanta Falcons and Florida State’s football group. I found out simply how much of a gregarious male and giant he was. He was a second-generation political leader, the child of Mary Young-Cummings, a Georgia state agent and civil liberties lawyer. He was likewise the direct descendant of a civil liberties project– the Albany Movement.
