Whitney Young Press Conference 1961, Urban League office downtown Portland. Whitney Young was the Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961-1971. In 1969, Young received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Scene at UL Forum on Vital Housing facts, December 17, 1961, Vancouver Avenue, First Baptist Church. Bottom table from left to right, 5th person, E. Shelton Hill.
Urban League of Portland President E. Shelton Hill (seated 2nd from left) discusses school issues with Superintendent of Portland Public Schools Melvin Barnes (left end, sitting), Mayor Terry Shrunk (back to camera) and others.