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Whitney M. Young, Jr., and the Struggle for Civil Rights
By (Author) Nancy Joan Weiss
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
28th June 2016
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political leaders and leadership
323.092
Hardback
314
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
595g
Whitney M. Young, Jr., the charismatic executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, bridged the worlds of race and power. The "inside man" of the black revolution, he served as interpreter between black America and the businessmen, foundation executives, and public officials who constituted the white power structure. In this s