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'''Margaret Buckner Young''' (March 29, 1921 – December 5, 2009) was an American educator and author. |
'''Margaret Buckner Young''' (March 29, 1921 – December 5, 2009) was an American educator and author. |
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The daughter of Eva Carter and Frank Buckner, she was born '''Margaret Buckner''' in [[Campbellsville, Kentucky]] and was educated in [[Aurora, Illinois]] and at [[Kentucky State University|Kentucky State Industrial College]], receiving a bachelor's degree in English and French. In 1944, she married [[Whitney Young|Whitney M. Young, Jr.]]. Young continued her education, receiving a master's degree in educational psychology from the [[University of Minnesota]]. In 1953, the couple moved to [[Atlanta]] where she taught educational psychology at [[Spelman College]]. In 1961, they moved to [[New Rochelle, New York]], where she mainly concentrated on raising their two daughters; she also began her writing career. |
The daughter of Eva Carter and Frank Buckner, she was born '''Margaret Buckner''' in [[Campbellsville, Kentucky]] and was educated in [[Aurora, Illinois]] and at [[Kentucky State University|Kentucky State Industrial College]], receiving a bachelor's degree in English and French. In 1944, she married [[Whitney Young|Whitney M. Young, Jr.]]. Young continued her education, receiving a master's degree in educational psychology from the [[University of Minnesota]]. In 1953, the couple moved to [[Atlanta]] where she taught educational psychology at [[Spelman College]]. In 1961, they moved to [[New Rochelle, New York]], where she mainly concentrated on raising their two daughters; she also began her writing career.<ref name=columbia>{{cite web |url=http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_9503889/summary |title=Margaret B. Young Papers, 1921-2010 |publisher=Columbia University}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/us/18myoung.html |title=Margaret B. Young, Writer of Children’s Books on Blacks, Dies at 88 |newspaper=New York Times |date=December 18, 2009}}</ref> |
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After her husband's death in 1971, Young became involved in promoting racial equality and in improving relations between the United States and other countries including Nigeria, Yugoslavia and China. She also devoted herself to preserving her husband's legacy through the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation, the [[National Urban League]] and other institutions. |
After her husband's death in 1971, Young became involved in promoting racial equality and in improving relations between the United States and other countries including Nigeria, Yugoslavia and China. She also devoted herself to preserving her husband's legacy through the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation, the [[National Urban League]] and other institutions.<ref name=columbia/> |
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Young moved to [[Denver, Colorado]] in 1990. She died there at the age of 88 from complications related to cancer. |
Young moved to [[Denver, Colorado]] in 1990. She died there at the age of 88 from complications related to cancer.<ref name=columbia/><ref name=nytimes/> |
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Her daughter [[Lauren Young Casteel]] became the first black woman to head a foundation in Colorado. |
Her daughter [[Lauren Young Casteel]]<ref name=nytimes/> became the first black woman to head a foundation in Colorado.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/lauren-young-casteel/ |title=Lauren Young Casteel |work=Colorado Women's Hall of Fame}}</ref> |
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== Selected works == |
== Selected works == |
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Revision as of 18:56, 9 February 2017
Margaret Buckner Young (March 29, 1921 – December 5, 2009) was an American educator and author.
The daughter of Eva Carter and Frank Buckner, she was born Margaret Buckner in Campbellsville, Kentucky and was educated in Aurora, Illinois and at Kentucky State Industrial College, receiving a bachelor's degree in English and French. In 1944, she married Whitney M. Young, Jr.. Young continued her education, receiving a master's degree in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota. In 1953, the couple moved to Atlanta where she taught educational psychology at Spelman College. In 1961, they moved to New Rochelle, New York, where she mainly concentrated on raising their two daughters; she also began her writing career.[1][2]
After her husband's death in 1971, Young became involved in promoting racial equality and in improving relations between the United States and other countries including Nigeria, Yugoslavia and China. She also devoted herself to preserving her husband's legacy through the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation, the National Urban League and other institutions.[1]
Young moved to Denver, Colorado in 1990. She died there at the age of 88 from complications related to cancer.[1][2]
Her daughter Lauren Young Casteel[2] became the first black woman to head a foundation in Colorado.[3]
Selected works
- How to Bring Up Your Child Without Prejudice (1965)
- The First Book of American Negroes (1966)
- The Picture Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968)
- Black American Leaders (1969)
- The Picture Life of Thurgood Marshall (1971)
References
- ^ a b c "Margaret B. Young Papers, 1921-2010". Columbia University.
- ^ a b c "Margaret B. Young, Writer of Children's Books on Blacks, Dies at 88". New York Times. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Lauren Young Casteel". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.
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