00:00 – Tom Dent interviews Jean Young, wife of Andrew Young. She talks about the expectations that Dr. and Mrs. Young had for their sons. Andrew was expected to go into dentistry or medicine. They had no specific expectations about Walter. His parents had a hard time accepting Young’s decision to go into the ministry. He referred to his parents as “mother” and “daddy.” His grandmother was “Gran.” 01:50 – Walter had an influence on Andrew that was not immediately apparent. The brothers physically fought until they were 21. She talks about a trip the family took to Disneyland in California. 04:27 – Dent talks about Walter’s interest and support for the Civil Rights Movement. Walter was involved with Head Start. He was one of the few black dentists to get into the Head Start program. Dent says he also gave free service to the people in the Free Southern Theater. Dent talks about how he will address Walter from Young’s perspective in the book. 07:00 – Jean talks about Uncle Walt [Fuller]’s influence on Young and Walter. Walter devoted his life to service in a different way than Young did. 10:25 – Their mother Daisy was judgmental and compared her two sons. It was damaging to Walter. The brothers’ relationship has been able to develop into a good relationship because Young refused to condemn Walter. Young depends on Walter emotionally and psychologically. He is glad his brother is successful. They have a healthy tennis rivalry. 14:40 – Dent talks about the problems he has had writing about Uncle Walt because he did not know him. Jean describes Uncle Walt. She talks about him boiling shrimp and crabs when she and Young would visit New Orleans. He helped them fix up their house when they moved to Thomasville. He remembered occasions and would give gifts. They had a different relationship with him than they did with their father. 19:30 – The impact of Uncle Walt’s death on Andrew. It was a senseless death. He was murdered by a friend. Jean talks about the support of the extended family, not all of whom were blood relations. 23:28 – Young had just finished Howard and enrolled at Hartford Seminary when they met. He talked about his mother going to Catholic Church, despite being Protestant. Young used to send his laundry home on the train from Howard University for his mother to do. Jean calls this “puritanical” protection. 27:46 – Gram would not let them crawl when they were little so they would not get dirty. They wore all white. She sterilized things in Thomasville for their children. His mother was upset that she and Young were sleeping on each other in the back seat of the car when they went to California, even though they were married. She was upset when they would hug and kiss before they were married. 30:34 – Young did not really break away from what his parents believed, but he saw the hypocrisy in their behavior when he decided to go into the ministry. [Recording ends 31:59, continues on Side 2.]
