Description: (Civil rights activist)
Whitney Young Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader who fought against employment discrimination and promoted socioeconomic opportunities for marginalized groups. With a background in social work, he turned the National Urban League into a key player in the civil rights movement. Young was instrumental in shaping the US government's War on Poverty programs in the 1960s, making a lasting impact on efforts to address systemic inequalities and uplift disadvantaged individuals.