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Marriage and family. 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.
- 1941–1946
Whitney Moore Young (Lincoln Ridge, 31 de julho de 1921 — Lagos, Nigéria, 11 de março de 1971) foi um defensor dos direitos humanos norte-americano. [1] Gastou a maioria da sua vida a trabalhar para acabar com a discriminação de emprego nos Estados Unidos e transformou a Liga Urbana Nacional de uma organização de direitos ...
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.
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.
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. Founded in 1910, the Urban League worked to improve the lives of African Americans, particularly those moving from the rural ...
Young, Whitney Moore. July 31, 1921 to March 11, 1971. Whitney Young served as the executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, the critical years in the civil rights movement.
