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'''Margaret Buckner Young''' (March 29, 1921 |
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'''Margaret Buckner Young''' (March 29, 1921 – December 5, 2009) was an American educator and author. |
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== Biography == |
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The daughter of Eva Carter and Frank Buckner, she was born 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. |
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| ⚫ | 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=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/us/18myoung.html |title=Margaret B. Young, Writer of Children's Books on Blacks, Dies at 88 |newspaper=The 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.<ref name=columbia/> |
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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. In 1973, she was a member of the United States delegation to the [[United Nations General Assembly]].<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.<ref name=columbia/><ref name=nytimes/> |
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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She had two daughters, Marcia Young Cantarella and [[Lauren Y. Casteel]].<ref name=nytimes/> Casteel 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> Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren include [[Jordan Casteel]]. |
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==Selected works== |
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* ''How to Bring Up Your Child Without Prejudice'' (1965) |
* ''How to Bring Up Your Child Without Prejudice'' (1965) |
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* ''The First Book of American Negroes'' (1966) |
* ''The First Book of American Negroes'' (1966) |
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* ''The Picture Life of Thurgood Marshall'' (1971) |
* ''The Picture Life of Thurgood Marshall'' (1971) |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web |url=http://nkaa.uky.edu/record.php?note_id=128 |title=Notable Kentucky African Americans Database |publisher=University of Kentucky}} |
* {{cite web |url=http://nkaa.uky.edu/record.php?note_id=128 |title=Notable Kentucky African Americans Database |publisher=University of Kentucky}} |
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*[http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_9503889/ Finding aid to the Margaret Buckner Young papers at Columbia University] [https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/rbml.html/ Rare Book & Manuscript Library] |
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 22 May 2024
Margaret Buckner Young (March 29, 1921 – December 5, 2009) was an American educator and author.
Biography[edit]
The daughter of Eva Carter and Frank Buckner, she was born 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. In 1973, she was a member of the United States delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.[1]
Young moved to Denver, Colorado in 1990. She died there at the age of 88 from complications related to cancer.[1][2]
She had two daughters, Marcia Young Cantarella and Lauren Y. Casteel.[2] Casteel became the first black woman to head a foundation in Colorado.[3] Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren include Jordan Casteel.
Selected works[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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". The New York Times. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Lauren Young Casteel". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.
External links[edit]
- "Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". University of Kentucky.
- Finding aid to the Margaret Buckner Young papers at Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2009 deaths
- 20th-century American writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- Spelman College faculty
- Kentucky State University alumni
- University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development alumni
- Educators from Kentucky
- American women educators
- African-American educators
- African-American women educators
- Writers from Kentucky
- American children's writers
- African-American women writers
- African-American writers
- People from Campbellsville, Kentucky
- Deaths from cancer in Colorado