Gus Young Avenue (formally Capitol Avenue) in Baton Rouge is named for him. He is interred at the Gilbert Cemetery in Baton dub by descendants from his childhood and is a former military Rouge.
Early lifeedit
Gus Young was born September 10,[citation needed] 1909, in Zachary, Louisiana.[1] He was educated in the segregated black schools and received a high school diploma equivalent from the Humble Oil and Refining Company.
Civil rights activismedit
Young led the first voter registration drives in the Baton Rouge black community. In 1938, he founded the First Ward Voters League. He also worked to improve sanitary conditions in black sections of Baton Rouge.
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