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16 de abr. de 2024 · Whitney Young 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. Through his advocacy of a “Domestic Marshall Plan”—providing significant financial aid.
In 1950, Young became president of the National Urban League's Omaha, Nebraska chapter. In that position, he helped get black workers into jobs previously reserved for whites. Under his leadership, the chapter tripled its number of paying members.
Whitney M. Young, Jr. was head of the National Urban League (NUL) during its most progressive period (1961-1971). Born in 1921, Young graduated from the Lincoln institute in 1937 and Kentucky State in 1941, earning a Master's Degree from the University of Minnesota in 1947.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Civil Rights Activists. Whitney Young Jr. Civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr., head of the National Urban League, was at the forefront of racial integration and African American...
Whitney Moore Young Jr. (1921-1971) was an American Civil Rights leader and head of the National Urban League. Young was a social worker who strove during his lifetime to end discrimination in the workplace and provide equal access to economic opportunity for those deprived and socially marginalized.
Students. Leaders in the Struggle for Civil Rights. Whitney M. Young Jr. Executive Director, National Urban League. "Someone has to work within the system to change it" was how Whitney Young often explained his own position and the National Urban League’s role in the struggle for equality.
President 1961 - 1971. By National Urban League. Whitney Moore Young, Jr. National Urban League. Introduction. Born to a professional family in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky that worked...
