Whitney Moore Young Jr. was a Civil Rights activist, leader. He was influential in transforming the Urban League into a viable Civil Rights organization. His attributes towards Civil Rights includes being an active member, volunteer, and later Industrial Relations Secretary of the St. Paul, Minnesota National Urban League. He became president of the Omaha, Nebraska branch of the National Urban League, in 1950. There he helped black voters get jobs. As president, the membership tripled its membership. While serving as Dean of Social Work at Atlanta University, he supported the boycott of the Georgia Conference of Social Welfare, which the Urban League felt had a low number of employed African Americans. Young was also a Civil Rights activist and worked towards integration, social programs and affirmative action. In his role of Executive Director, Whitney Young pushed major corporations to hire more blacks. Young was one of the organizers of the March on Washington. Young was also the president of the National Association of Social Workers from 1969 to 1971.
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Church Affiliation:Atlanta Unitarian Church/United Liberal Church
Role in the Movement:Whitney Moore Young Jr. was a Civil Rights activist, leader.
Birth Place:Lincoln Ridge, KY
Born Date:July 31, 1921
Deceased Date:March 11, 1971
Place Lived as Adult:Frankfort, KY; Cambridge, MA; St. Paul, MI; Omaha, NE; Atlanta, GA; Lagos, Nigeria
Church Location:Atlanta, GA