Gustav Young (September 10, 1909 – March 19, 1969) was a prominent civil rights leader in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana state capital. In 1932, Young was one of only three blacks in East Baton Rouge Parish to have been allowed to register to vote. He was a member of the board of directors of his local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter and his city's Bi-Racial Committee.
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10 September 1909 Zachary, Louisiana
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Died |
19 March 1969 (aged 59) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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