▁Young ▁regularly ▁appeared ▁on ▁Look ▁Up ▁and ▁Live , ▁a ▁week ly ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁television ▁program ▁on ▁CBS , ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁sec ular ▁youth . ▁ ▁Young ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church ▁in ▁Beach ton , ▁Georgia , ▁during ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Southern ▁Christian ▁Le ad ership ▁Conference . ▁No ▁longer ▁satisfied ▁with ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Young ▁moved ▁to ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁upon ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Bernard ▁La f ay ette ▁and ▁worked ▁to ▁register ▁black ▁vot ers . ▁Young ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁events ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁between ▁the ▁white ▁and ▁black ▁communities ▁as ▁they ▁negoti ated ▁against ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁protest s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Young ▁was ▁named ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Christian ▁Le ad ership ▁Conference . ▁As ▁a ▁colle ague ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr ., ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁strateg ist ▁and ▁negoti ator ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Camp aign s ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁( 1 9 6 3 ), ▁St . ▁August ine ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁Sel ma ▁( 1 9 6 5 ), ▁and ▁Atlanta ▁(