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The funeral service of Whitney Moore Young, Jr

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Description

2 sound cassettes (DAT) (3 hrs., 54 min.) : digital

Summary

The funeral service for civil rights leader Whitney Moore Young, Jr. in 1971 at the Riverside Church in New York City.

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Genre/Form

Radio news programs.

Note

Whitney Moore Young, Jr. was a crusader for civil rights who for many years was the head of the National Urban League. He was born in Kentucky to a family that was part of the black educated elite. After receiving a Master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota he became head of the Omaha, Nebraska Urban League. He joined the civil rights movement in the South when he was appointed dean of the Atlanta University School of Social Work. In 1961 he accepted the job as president of the National Urban League. He became associated with Martin Luther King, Jr. and gave the Urban League's support to the March on Washington in 1963.

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Call Number

Sc Audio DAT-63

OCLC

78761318

Title

The funeral service of Whitney Moore Young, Jr [sound recording].

Imprint

New York, [1971]

System Details

Digital audio tape.

Event

Originally broadcast on WRVR Radio in the city of New York.

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Young, Whitney M.

National Uurban League.

WRVR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Audio DAT-63