Lincoln Institute remembers civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr.'s historical impact on Kentucky 

Whitney M. Young Jr. had the respect of many, especially around the state of Kentucky.
He was an advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon.
Young was born on the campus of the Lincoln Institute - a boarding high school for Blacks created by trustees of Berea College after integrated education was outlawed in Kentucky in 1904 due to the Day Law.
He served as president for the National Urban League and played a significant role in the Civil Rights movement.
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