DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young led the city for 20 years, creating a colorful but controversial legacy as the first Black mayor of Michigan's largest city.
State Sen. Adam Hollier, D-Detroit, is introducing a resolution to replace the longtime Michigan Democrats' selection of Lewis Cass in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol with a statue of Young. The move requires the approval of the Republican-led Michigan Legislature and requires the approval of the funding to build the proposed statue.
The proposed resolution is prompting a revisiting of Young's career, including the comments and controversies that made him a central figure not only in Metro Detroit but through the state and nation.
