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Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader.
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.
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Apr 2, 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.
Feb 17, 2013 · “ The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights,” Monday on PBS’s “Independent Lens,” revisits the contributions of a less-celebrated member, Whitney M. Young Jr. In doing so it reminds...
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.
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Few individuals have had as long and lasting an impact on The American Institute of Architects as Whitney M. Young Jr., the civil rights leader and esteemed executive director of the National Urban League during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s.
