 Whitney Young at the White House, 1964. Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ...
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 fought for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the historically disenfranchised. National Urban League Logo The National Urban League (NUL) is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. ...
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Early Life and Career
Young was born in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky, on July 31, 1921. His father was the president of Lincoln Institute, which was where he was raised and educated. His mother, Laura Young, was the first African-American postmaster in Kentucky and the second in the United States. After graduating from the Institute as valedictorian, Young received a bachelor of science degree from Kentucky State College for Negroes (Kentucky State University), a historically black institution. Kentucky State logo Kentucky State University (KSU, or less commonly, KYSU, to differentiate from Kansas State University) is a four-year institution of higher learning, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, the states capital. ...
At Kentucky State, Young was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. ...
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During World War II, Young received training in electrical engineering at MIT. He was then assigned to a road construction crew of black soldiers supervised by Southern white officers. After just three weeks, he was promoted from private to first sergeant, creating hostility on both sides. Despite the tension, Young was able to mediate effectively between his white officers and black soldiers angry at their poor treatment. This situation propelled Young into a career in race relations. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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After the war, Young joined his wife, Margaret, at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a Masters Degree in social work in 1947 and volunteered for the St. Paul branch of the National Urban League. He was then appointed to a leadership position in that branch. Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The U by locals, is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ...
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In 1950, Young became president of the Urban League's Omaha, Nebraska branch. In that position, he helped get black workers into jobs that were previously reserved for whites. In the process, Young more than tripled the organization's paid membership. Nickname: Motto: (Latin) Courageously in every enterprise Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government - Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area - City 118. ...
In his next position as dean of social work at Atlanta University, Young supported alumni in their boycott of the Georgia Conference of Social Welfare, which had a poor record of placing African Americans in good jobs. Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private institution of higher education in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
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In 1960, Young held a Rockefeller Foundation grant that gave him a postgraduate year at Harvard University, and, in the same year, joined the NAACP and rose to become state president. The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) is a prominent philanthropic organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. ...
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Executive Director of National Urban League In 1961, at age 40, Young became executive director of the National Urban League, and within four years had expanded the organization from 38 employees to 1,600 employees and from an annual budget of $325,000 to one of $6,100,000. He was president of the National Urban League from 1961 until his death. National Urban League Logo The National Urban League (NUL) is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. ...
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The Urban League had traditionally been a cautious and moderate organization with many white members. During Young's ten-year tenure at the League, he brought the organization to the forefront of the American Civil Rights Movement, greatly expanding its mission while managing to keep the support of crucial white business and political leaders. As part of the League's new mission, Young initiated programs like "Street Academy," an alternative education system to prepare high school dropouts for college, and "New Thrust," an effort to help local black leaders identify and solve community problems. The civil rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all citizens of United States. ...
Young also pushed for federal aid to cities, proposing a domestic "Marshall Plan". This plan, which called for $145 billion in spending over 10 years, was partially incorporated into President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. Young described his proposals for integration, social programs, and affirmative action in his two books, To Be Equal (1964) and Beyond Racism (1969). Map of Cold-War era Europe and the Near East showing countries that received Marshall Plan aid. ...
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As executive director of the League, Young pushed major corporations to hire more blacks. In doing so, he fostered close relationships with CEOs such as Henry Ford II, leading some blacks to charge that Young had sold out to the white establishment. Young denied these charges and stressed the importance of working within the system to effect change. Still, Young was not afraid to take a bold stand in favor of civil rights. For instance, in 1963, Young was one of the organizers of the March on Washington despite the opposition of many white business leaders. Henry Ford II Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 — September 29, 1987), commonly known as Hank the Deuce, was the son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford. ...
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 Young meeting with President Johnson (1966) In 1968, representatives of President-elect Richard Nixon tried to interest Young in a Cabinet post, but Young refused, believing that he could accomplish more with the Urban League.[1] Despite his reluctance to enter politics himself, Young was an important advisor to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1992 × 3000 pixel, file size: 687 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Young had a particularly close relationship with President Johnson, and in 1969, Johnson honored Young with the highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Young, in turn, was impressed by Johnson's committment to civil rights. “LBJ†redirects here. ...
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Despite their close personal relationship, Young was frustrated by Johnson's attempts to use him to balance Martin Luther King's opposition to the increasingly unpopular Vietnam War.[2] Young publically supported Johnson's war policy, but came to oppose the war after the end of Johnson's presidency. “Martin Luther King†redirects here. ...
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Death On 11th March, 1971, Whitney Young drowned while swimming with friends in Lagos, Nigeria, where he was attending a conference sponsored by the African-American Institute. President Nixon sent a plane to Nigeria to pick up Young's body and travelled to Kentucky to deliver the eulogy at Young's funeral. The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ...
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Legacy Whitney Young's legacy, as President Nixon stated in his eulogy, was that "he knew how to accomplish what other people were merely for." [3] Young's work was instrumental in breaking down the barriers of segregation and inequality that held back African-Americans.
Hundreds of schools and other sites are named for Young. For instance, in 1973, the East Capitol Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge in his honor. Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack...
The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, otherwise known as the East Capitol Street Bridge, is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. It was renamed after civil rights activist Whitney Young in 1973. ...
The Boy Scouts of America created the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award to recognize outstanding services by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is a United States Scouting organization, with some presence in other countries. ...
Young's birthplace in Shelby County, Kentucky is a National Historic Landmark and is a museum dedicated to Young's life and achievements. The Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum The Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum was the birthplace and childhood home of Whitney M. Young, Jr. ...
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Quotes "Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all are corrupted. Where injustice reins, all are unequal."
"I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular. But I would like to think that at a crucial moment, I was an effective voice of the voiceless, an effective hope of the hopeless."
"You can holler, protest, march, picket and demonstrate, but somebody must be able to sit in on the strategy conferences and plot a course. There must be strategies, the researchers, the professionals to carry out the program. That's our role."
"Black Power simply means: Look at me, I'm here. I have dignity. I have pride. I have roots. I insist, I demand that I participate in those decisions that affect my life and the lives of my children. It means that I am somebody."
References - ^ Whitney M. Young, Jr. and the Struggle for Civil Rights, Nancy J. Weiss, p. 192
- ^ Whitney M. Young, Jr. and the Struggle for Civil Rights, Nancy J. Weiss, p. 163
- ^ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=2940
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