Whitney Moore Young-Black Heritage Series-1981-1st day issue-Golden Replica

Description: Whitney Moore Young Black Heritage Series First Day of Issue: January 30, 1981First Day City: New York, New York, headquarters of theNational Urban League Stamp Designer: Jerry PinkneyCroton-on-Hudson, New York"A doer, not a talker," was the way President Nixon characterized Whitney Moore Young, the civil rights leader who is honored on this U.S. commemorative stamp.Born in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky on July 31, 1921, Young began his long association with the National Urban League in the 1940's, while studying for a master's degree at the University of Minnesota. In 1961, he was named the League's Executive Director.Originally founded as a social agency to help rural southern blacks adjust to life in northern industrial cities, the Urban League, under Whitney Moore Young, became amajor force in the civil rights movement. Young helped organize the historic 1963 March on Washington and called for a "domestic Marshall Plan" to eliminate poverty and racial inequality.Young used legal means and the mobilization of black voters to fight discrimination and further civil rights. While usually shunning mass protest demonstrations and civil disobedience campaigns, Young nevertheless warned that violence was inevitable unless major reforms were enacted. Some of his proposals were embodied in the federal "affirmative action'' program and the war on poverty. As a key link between the black and white communities, Young maintained close contacts with corporate and government leaders and served as an advisor to President Johnson. Through these connections the Urban League received numerous government and private grants for black job training, education and housing programs. © Postal Commemorative Society Please request an invoice when purchasing more than 1 lot to receive combined shipping discounts.

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