Whitney Young Jr. - Quotes, Facts & Death
Civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr., head of the National Urban League, was at the forefront of racial integration and African American economic empowerment.
Who Was Whitney Young Jr.?Whitney Young Jr. worked with and ran local branches before becoming head of the National Urban League in 1961. He was responsible for greatly expanding the size of the organization while overseeing the racial integration of corporate workplaces. Young, who faced critiqued over his methods, is believed to have died from drowning on March 11, 1971.