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Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the ...
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16 de abr. de 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.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr., head of the National Urban League, was at the forefront of racial integration and African American economic empowerment. Updated: Oct 28, 2021 Photo: Ed...
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.
19 de mar. de 2007 · He was one of most respected and influential civil rights leaders in the United States during the 1960s. Yet, he never attained the celebrity of his contemporaries, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael. Young did receive the Medal of Freedom in 1969 from President Richard Nixon.
Whitney M. Young Jr. Executive Director, National Urban League Founded in 1910, the Urban League worked to improve the lives of African Americans, particularly those moving from the rural south to northern cities.
14 de feb. de 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...
