Whitney+Young+Jr.


 * GOOD START

Name of individual (1 pt) ** Whitney Young Jr.

He lived from 1921-1971. He was born in Kentucky, but he had a job as an executive secretary in Omaha, Nebraska
 * When/where they lived (2 pts)**

In 1921, Young was born in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky. Whitney graduated from Kentucky State College. He started a career in teaching and coaching. 1942-1944 he served as a stint in the army and he helped make the tension between whites and blacks who were working on word construction less.
 * Early life (3-4 sentences) (4 pts)**

Young was against violence but at the same time he warned white decision makers that, unless large gains were made, violence from blacks could be happen. Young worked to break down the barriers of segregation and inequality that held back African Americans. "Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all are corrupted. Where injustice reins, all are unequal." -Whitney Young Jr. He helped a lot of African Americans who did not have jobs, find a job. He was head of the National Urban League, which was the world's largest social-civil rights organization.
 * What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) (9 pts)**

I would say about a 7. He isn't someone that everyone was knows about but he did a lot to help with African-Americans with the Civil Rights Movement. He was apart of a lot of planning and helped with organizations. Young was a member of The National Association of Social Workers, National Social Welfare Assembly, National Conference of Social Welfare, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
 * On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (9 pts)**


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Sources (2 pts)**

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