Spotlight on Civil Rights Leader Whitney Young, Jr. Whitney M.
Young Jr. was one of the most celebrated -- and controversial --
leaders of the civil rights era. This documentary follows his
journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban
League. Unique among black leaders, he took the fight directly
to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and
government, including three presidents. Young had the difficult
tasks of calming the fears of white allies, relieving the doubts
of fellow civil rights leaders and responding to attacks from
the militant Black Power movement. Visit the Website:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens Episode #1408 / Length: 56
minutes