1 9 6 6 ). ▁He ▁was ▁ja iled ▁for ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁civil ▁rights ▁demonstr ations , ▁both ▁in ▁Sel ma , ▁Alabama , ▁and ▁in ▁St . ▁August ine , ▁Florida . ▁The ▁movement ▁gained ▁con gression al ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Young ▁was ▁with ▁King ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee , ▁when ▁King ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Congress ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Young ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁for ▁Congress ▁from ▁Georgia , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁After ▁his ▁defeat , ▁Rev . ▁Fred ▁C . ▁Ben net te ▁Jr . ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁Murray ▁M . ▁Silver , ▁an ▁Atlanta ▁att orney , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁his ▁campaign ▁fin ance ▁chairman . ▁Young ▁ran ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁won . ▁He ▁later ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁During ▁his ▁four - plus ▁years ▁in ▁Congress , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Black ▁C au cus , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁deb ates ▁regarding ▁foreign ▁relations , ▁including ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁stop ▁supporting ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁attempts ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁colon ies ▁in ▁southern ▁Africa . ▁Young ▁also ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁powerful ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Bank ing ▁and ▁Urban