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The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights /

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The Powerbroker portrays the life of Whitney Young, once called "the inside man of the black revolution." As Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, he helped thousands of people struggling against discrimination. Unique among black leaders, Young took the fight...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Boswell, Bonnie B. (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2012.
Series:Filmakers library online
Subjects:
Young, Whitney M.
African Americans > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
Noirs américains > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Biographies.
African American civil rights workers
African Americans
Civil rights workers
United States
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Biographies
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The Powerbroker portrays the life of Whitney Young, once called "the inside man of the black revolution." As Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, he helped thousands of people struggling against discrimination. Unique among black leaders, Young took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, but often arousing disdain from the very people he was trying to help. The Powerbroker chronicles the public and private trials of a man navigating a divided society in an explosive time.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 14, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (57 min.).
Playing Time:00:56:38
Audience:For Adult; College; High School; Junior High School audiences.