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Coleman Alexander Young

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Coleman Alexander Young

Birth
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Death
29 Nov 1997 (aged 79)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Detroit Mayor. Served as a Tuskegee Airman in United States Army Air Force in World War II. Served as a Michigan State Senator from 1965 to 1973, and as Mayor of Detroit from 1974 to 1993. He was the first African-American to hold that office.
Detroit Mayor. Served as a Tuskegee Airman in United States Army Air Force in World War II. Served as a Michigan State Senator from 1965 to 1973, and as Mayor of Detroit from 1974 to 1993. He was the first African-American to hold that office.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2255/coleman_alexander-young: accessed ), memorial page for Coleman Alexander Young (24 May 1918–29 Nov 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2255, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.