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Legacy. Namesakes. In movies. See also. References. Further reading. External links. Whitney Young. Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader.
Apr 16, 2024 · Whitney Young (born July 31, 1921, Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky, U.S.—died March 11, 1971, Lagos, Nigeria) was an American civil rights leader who, as head of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, spearheaded the drive for equal opportunity for Black people in U.S. industry and government service.
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Mar 19, 2007 · Whitney Young. Courtesy National Urban League. Whitney Moore Young, Jr. was born July 31, 1921 in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky on the campus of Lincoln Institute where his father was President. Young received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kentucky State College for Negroes in 1941.
May 14, 2018 · During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Whitney M. Young, Jr., was an articulate and complex leader who held a sometimes uncomfortable position between black radicals who urged faster and more dramatic changes and the white liberals who financed the movement.
Feb 14, 2013 · February 14, 201312:00 PM ET. Heard on Tell Me More. 17-Minute Listen. Playlist. Whitney Young spent most of his in the civil rights movement, but he focused on changing business as much as...
About the Documentary. Whitney Young was one of the most powerful, controversial, and largely forgotten leaders of the civil rights movement, who took the fight directly to the powerful white...
