Whitney Young: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Dennis C. Dickerson, Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young Jr. (1998); Nancy J. Weiss, Whitney M. Young, Jr., and the Struggle for Civil Rights (1989).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 27, 2025
Cross-reference added. Sep 10, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Article revised. Apr 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Clark Atlanta University - Biography of Whitney M. Young Jr. May 17, 2021
Add new Web site: Urban League of Nebraska - Whitney M. Young, Jr. Apr 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Blackpast.org - Biography of Whitney M.Young, Jr. Jun 26, 2014
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Whitney Young, Jr. Jun 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Whitney Young School of Honors and Liberal Studies - Biography of Whitney M. Young, Jr. Jul 03, 2013
Add new Web site: National Association of Social Workers - Biography of Whitney M. Young, Jr. Jul 03, 2013
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Whitney M. Young, Jr. Jul 03, 2013
Add new Web site: BlackHistoryNow - Biography of Whitney M. Young, Jr. Jul 03, 2013
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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