First black mayor of Detroit Coleman Young born

Former mayor of Detroit Coleman Young born Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

In November 1973, Young narrowly defeated Police Commissioner John F. Nichols (who would later serve as Oakland County Sheriff) to become Detroit's first black mayor. Young won re-election by very wide margins in November 1977, November 1981, November 1985 and November 1989, for a total of 20 years as mayor.