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50 Years Later: Whitney Young Remembered by Architect Profession

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer

At the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) annual convention in 1968, Whitney M. Young Jr. delivered an earth-shattering speech about diversity in the architecture profession. Five decades later, the institute and philanthropic partner the Architects Foundation have curated a new exhibit featuring the late civil rights leader.

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