Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American …

Coleman Young (born May 24, 1918, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.—died November 29, 1997, Detroit, Michigan) was an American politician, who was the first African American mayor of …

Coleman Alexander Young was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 24, 1918. Five years later his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he would go on to become one of the most noted …

As a 2nd Lieutenant, he was assigned duties as bombardier and navigator. He protested segregation in the Army, playing a role in the Freeman Field Mutiny in 1945, a series of …

May 17, 2018 · The feisty and colorful Coleman Alexander Young is now serving an unprecedented fifth term as mayor of the city of Detroit. Not one to shy from unpleasant tasks, …

Coleman A. Young is one of the most important African-American political pioneers in history. He was one of the first black mayors of a major U.S. city; Young's life story features a series of …

Jan 17, 2007 · Young lost his union position and later gave defiant testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Blacklisted by the labor establishment, he went through …

Nov 29, 1997 · Coleman Alexander Young, a politician, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He moved to Detroit at the age of five and grew up in an integrated eastside Detroit neighborhood …

Feb 17, 2023 · Mayor Coleman A. Young will soon be the first Black man represented (in statue form, of course) at the Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Detroit city historian Jamon Jordan …

May 31, 2018 · When Coleman Alexander Young campaigned for mayor of Detroit in 1973 and was elected in 1974, there was a strong sense of anticipation, pride and destiny among the …