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Did Coleman Young ruin Detroit?

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan officially has a challenger in the city's mayoral race. And his name is familiar to many Detroit residents. Coleman Young, Jr. officially announced he's running for mayor in the upcoming August primary. The 34-year-old state senator is the son of former Detroit mayor Coleman A. read more

Detroit needed a real leader during that era, a mayor with vision, foresight, and compassion. The mayor Detroit had in Coleman Young was a shark who fed off the carcass of the city. But he wasn't responsible for creating the carcass. read more

How Coleman Young Ruined Detroit Many observers, including us, have written about how Detroit’s slavish devotion to liberalism, unions and the Democratic Party ruined that once-great city. But one malefactor stands out above all others: Coleman Young, former organizer for the UAW, whom the union booted for being too radical, and who went on to become Detroit’s long-time mayor. read more

If one man could be blamed most for the destruction of Detroit, it would be Coleman Young.. Mayor from 1974 to 1993, Young set a city already in decline on the pathway to the disaster area it is today. read more

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