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Young, Coleman

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Young, Coleman

(born May 24, 1918, Tuscaloosa, Ala., U.S.—died Nov. 29, 1997, Detroit, Mich.) U.S. politician. He moved with his family to Detroit in 1923. At Ford Motor Co. he became involved in union activities and civil rights activism. In World War II, he served with the Tuskegee Airmen. He later cofounded the National Negro Labor Council, which he disbanded in the 1950s to avoid turning over its membership list during an investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was elected to the Michigan senate in 1964, and in 1968 he became the Democratic National Committee's first African American member. As mayor of Detroit (1973–93), he focused on revitalizing the crime-ridden city by attracting new businesses and reinforcing the police department. He retired after an unprecedented five terms.


Young, Coleman (Alexander) (1918–  ) mayor; born in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A graduate of Detroit Eastern High School, he served in the Army Air Corps (1942–46). A Michigan state senator (1964–74), he became the longest serving mayor of Detroit (1974–94). His tenure as mayor often reflected the city's racial, economic, and political problems.


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Well-schooled in the masters - Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Eddie Harris, Wayne Shorter, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, etc.
Along the way, she communes with jazz greats such as pianists Teddy Wilson and Count Basie; tenor saxmen Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster; and trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Buck Clayton.
The film, set against a backdrop of Depression-era gangster wars and dirty politics, features the music of swing masters Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Count Basie.
 
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