https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d8e8e37dc8b5821b825a45e9f2de57d1.jpg 31b5842531ab4443b79f90b806c9e2bf Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 700 Height 514 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 IPTC String byline:LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okam object_name:W409-27 IPTC Array a:2:{s:6:"byline";s:32:"LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okam";s:11:"object_name";s:7:"W409-27";} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Whitney Young at White House, January 18, 1964 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitney_Young_at_White_House,_January_18,_1964.jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 18, 1964 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 07/31/1921 Birthplace Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky Death Date 03/11/1971 Occupation Activist Biographical Text Whitney Moore Young Jr. was born in 1921 in Kentucky. His father, the senior Whitney Young, was president of Lincoln Institute, a private African American college. He graduated from Kentucky State Industrial College at Frankfort in 1941 with a degree in social work. <br /><br />After a brief period as an assistant principal at a high school, he enlisted in the US Army in 1942. Young was a member of the 369th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, an all-black unit. His experiences in the segregated army inspired him to turn his attention to issues of racial justice. <br /><br />After the war, he earned a masters degree in social work from the University of Minnesota in 1948. Immediately after graduating, Young began work with the National Urban League, (NUL), a community-based organization which emphasizes economic opportunity and civil rights. By 1950, he was the president of Omaha, Nebraska, chapter of the NUL. Young moved to Atlanta in 1954 to become dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University. <br /><br />In January 1961, Young was appointed the executive director of NUL. It was in this capacity that he became involved in the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/190">1963 March on Washington</a>, acting as one of the six leaders of the march. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 by President Lyndon Johnson. <br /><br />Young died in 1971 while in Nigeria attending a conference on relations between the United States and Africa. President Richard Nixon delivered the eulogy at his funeral. First Name for nav purposes Whitney Last Name for nav purposes Young Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Whitney Moore Young Jr. Description An account of the resource From 1961 to 1971, Whitney Young was the Executive Director of the National Urban League (NUL), a civil rights organization which emphasizes economic parity and self-reliance. In March 1963, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/97">A. Philip Randolph</a> asked Young and the NUL to participate in a proposed <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/190">March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom</a> to be held in August. Young agreed and became one of the organizers of the March, known as the Big Six. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1979 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitney_Young_at_White_House,_January_18,_1964.jpg">View original photograph</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Whitney Moore Young Jr. civil rights politics & protest