Whitney M. Young, Jr.

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

Whitney M. Young, Jr. is shown in this 1963 photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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…