Whitney M. Young, Jr. Statue
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The Whitney M. Young, Jr. statue is on the campus of Kentucky State University and was sculpted by native Kentuckian Ed Hamilton. Photograph courtesy of Stuart Sanders.
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Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971)
Historical Marker #1419 in Shelby County commemorates Whitney M. Young, Jr., one of the primary personalities of the Civil Rights Movement.
Young was born in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky (Shelby County), in 1921. His father was an educator, and later…