Whitney M. Young Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whitney_Young_III
gptkbp:advocates_for educational opportunities
job training programs
economic equality
housing rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:football_club
gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:born July 31, 1921
gptkbp:children gptkb:Whitney_M._Young_III
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkbp:died March 11, 1971
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kentucky_State_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:political_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitney M. Young Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
civil rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:New_York_City_Council
gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:Kentucky_State_University
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:National_Civil_Rights_Museum
gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:known_for advocacy for civil rights
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work The Negro in America
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:class
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:published_by The Urban Crisis
The Challenge of the Urban League
The Future of the Urban League
The Negro in America: A History
The Urban League: A History
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Young