Coleman Young
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 28 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 24,1918 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Tuscaloosa |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 29,1997 |
| Died | Detroit |
| Michigan | |
| United States | |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Spouse | Nadine Baxter |
| Marion McClellan | |
| Children | Coleman Young II |
| Siblings | Juanita Volsan Clark |
| Bernice Greer | |
| Place of burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Education | Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School |
| Books | The Quotations of Mayor Coleman A. Young, Hard Stuff: The Autobiography of Coleman Young |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Awards | Spingarn Medal |
| Previous position | President of the United States Conference of Mayors (1982–1983) |
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| ID | 411461 |
Coleman Young Life story
Coleman Alexander Young was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit. Young had emerged from the far-left element in Detroit, and moderated somewhat after his election as mayor.