Whitney M. Young, Jr. Statue

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Whitney M. Young, Jr. Statue

Close-up of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. statue at Kentucky State University. Photograph courtesy of Stuart Sanders.

This file appears in: Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971)

By Tim Talbott
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…