Coleman Young was a politician born on May 24, 1918 in Alabama. He had a successful career in politics and was well-known for his work. His net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are all available for public knowledge. He was a successful politician and his legacy lives on.
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First African American mayor of Detroit, an office he held from 1974 to 1994. While in office helped transform the city's mass transit system but he is often blamed for the city's financial distress.
During the World War II he served in the 477th Medium-Bomber Group of the United States Army Air Forces.
He received the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP in 1981.
His son, Coleman A. Young II, is a State Senator in Michigan's 1st State Senate district.
Former President Jimmy Carter called him "one of the greatest mayors our country has known," after his death.
