15c Whitney Moore Young Stamp — Poštanska Služba Sjedinjenih Država

15c Whitney Moore Young stamp

A contemplative portrait of civil rights leader Whitney Moore Young captured on a 1981 US Postal Service stamp featuring deep green tones and symbolic clocks, inviting you to explore this piece of American history.


Poštanska Služba Sjedinjenih Država

Poštanska služba SAD je kultna američka institucija poznata po povezivanju i komunikaciji širom zemlje; otkrijte istoriju ove esencijalne službe i njen kulturni uticaj.

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum (Vašington, D.C., Sjedinjene Američke Države)

Smešten u Vašingtonu, Nacionalni poštanski muzej Smithsonian nudi prožimajuće putovanje kroz istoriju pošte uz kultne kolekcije markica i retro vozila, pozivajući vas da istražite naše zajedničko nasleđe.

Contemporaries remember Whitney Moore Young (1921-1971) for his legendary skill as a power broker between whites and blacks. As a leader and executive director of the National Urban League, he worked to find common ground between blacks and whites during the Civil Rights battles of the 1950s and 60s. His background in social work helped him contribute to federal plans to improve housing, employment and education opportunities for the poor. Many of these ideas were adopted into President Johnson