Militant mediator : Whitney M. Young Jr. /

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"During the turbulent 1960s, civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr. devised a new and effective strategy to achieve equality for African Americans. Young blended interracial mediation with direct protest, demonstrating that these methods pursued together were the best tactics for achieving so...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dickerson, Dennis C., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, [1998]
Subjects:
Young, Whitney M.
National Urban League > Biography.
National Urban League.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
African American civil rights workers.
African Americans.
Civil rights workers.
Biografie
United States.
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • As the twig is bent
  • Growing up with Jim Crow
  • Maturing in Minnesota
  • Becoming a leader
  • An activist educator
  • Crossroads
  • Retooling the League
  • Maintaining a middle ground
  • Humanizing the city
  • Corporate philanthropy and civil rights
  • Washington insider
  • On the war front
  • The ties that bind
  • Home to Africa
  • Epilogue.

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