Whitney M. Young, Jr., and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Of the many recent books on the U.S. civil rights movement, this is the first to focus on the role of Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League (1961-71). The author of this solidly researched, clearly written biography argues that Young served an often overlooked and thankless role, carrying the message of the movement to the U.S. power elite. While the author focuses on Young as a complete individual, an effort is made to highlight the necessity of his role in the movement, the relish and vigor with which he played that role, and the recognition of other major civil rights leaders of the importance of that role. This volume fills a niche in the literature detailing the history of the U.S. civil rights movement.- Joseph Stewart Jr., Univ. of Texas at Dallas, RichardsonCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.