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Aubrey Radcliffe (b. 1941) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1941.
Republican. Member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1973-80; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1980.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1980.
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William Roundtree —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Workers World candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1984, 1994, 1996; Workers World candidate
for Governor of
Michigan, 1990; Workers World candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1992.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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Brenda K. Sanders (b. 1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1959.
Lawyer;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerroll Sanders —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009, 2009.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Nelis J. Saunders (b. 1923) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., September
3, 1923.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1964; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1969-72; defeated
in primary, 1960 (Wayne County 11th District), 1962 (Wayne County
11th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (11th District), 1972
(20th District), 1974 (21st District).
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1974.
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Gus Savage (1925-2015) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
30, 1925.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1981-93; defeated in
primary, 1970.
African ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
31, 2015 (age 90 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Settles Jr. (born c.1951) —
also known as James Settles; Jimmy Settles —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1951.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; regional
director, United Automobile Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2004.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Horace L. Sheffield (b. 1916) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga., 1916.
Democrat. International
Representative, United Auto Workers, 1942-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964.
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Danetta L. Simpson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 2010 (4th District), 2016 (2nd
District), 2020 (2nd District); candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2017, 2021.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Linda A. Sims —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1988,
1996.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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Alma Wheeler Smith (b. 1941) —
of near South Lyon, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
6, 1941.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1995-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Otis Milton Smith (1922-1994) —
also known as Otis M. Smith —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
20, 1922.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
state auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;
defeated, 1966; first
Black member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; vice-president and general counsel of General
Motors.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kiwanis.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 29,
1994 (age 72 years, 129
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Virgil C. Smith Jr. (b. 1947) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1977-88; defeated
in primary, 1970 (13th District), 1972 (10th District); resigned
1988; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1988-; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit; elected 2012.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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Keith B. Stallworth (b. 1956) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
19, 1956.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 1997-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Woodrow Stanley —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1991-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1996,
2000;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District; elected 2012.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2012.
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Cynthia Diane Stephens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985-2008; appointed 1985; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 2008-; appointed 2008.
Female.
United
Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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Frank Sykes —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Communist. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1932; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1934; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Barbara Talley —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1997.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1997.
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Lordell J. Taylor (b. 1949) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1949.
Human Rights candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1974.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1974.
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Ethel Terrell (1926-1994) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1926.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 3rd Senatorial
District, 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1979-90; defeated in
primary, 1990; candidate for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died in 1994
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Thomas —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Larrain Thomas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1984,
1988,
1992
(alternate).
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1992.
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Samuel Buzz Thomas III (b. 1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born January
28, 1969.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004,
2008.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland
County, Ark., March
29, 1912.
Democrat. Bridge crane operator for Buick Motor Car
Company; recording
secretary of United Auto Workers Local 599; real estate
broker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80th
District), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80th
District).
African ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks; Urban
League; NAACP; Freemasons.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., January
18, 1987 (age 74 years, 295
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) —
also known as Jackie Vaughn III —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
17, 1917.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72,
18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan
state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District
1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002).
Baptist
or Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Botsford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert A. Warren (d. 2000) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1983-99.
African ancestry.
Died in 2000.
Burial location unknown.
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Jackie Washington —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Social
worker; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban League, 1985-92;
president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, 1992-;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women's
Hall
of Fame.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women; NAACP.
Still living as of 2002.
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Juanita Watkins (b. 1939) —
of Detroit east side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1939.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-90 (20th District 1979-82,
16th District 1983-90); defeated in primary, 1976 (20th District),
1992 (13th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1984;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1990.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1992.
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Albert Harold Wheeler (1915-1994) —
also known as Albert H. Wheeler —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born December
11, 1915.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968;
mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1975-78; defeated, 1978.
Catholic.
African ancestry.
Died April 4,
1994 (age 78 years, 114
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Charline White (1920-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
1, 1920.
Democrat. Florist;
advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-59 (Wayne County 1st
District 1951-54, Wayne County 11th District 1955-59); died in office
1959.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died September
7, 1959 (age 39 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace A. White (1907-1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1907.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1941-42; defeated in primary, 1938; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1944, 1946, 1948.
African ancestry.
Died in 1958
(age about
51 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Kathy White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1998.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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D. Etta Wilcoxon (born c.1958) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1958.
Candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 7th District, 2002; candidate in
primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009, 2021; candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 2010; Green candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 2018.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Kurtis T. Wilder —
of Canton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1998-.
African ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2013.
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Rillastine R. Wilkins —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 2002-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wendy Ann Woods —
also known as Wendy Woods —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 2006.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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William H. Yancey —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1948, 1950; Socialist Workers candidate for
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Thelma
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Coleman A. Young II (b. 1982) —
also known as Joel Loving —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., October
18, 1982.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 2007-10; defeated in
primary, 2018; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009 (primary), 2017; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 2011-18.
Church
of God in Christ. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988
(speaker),
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph F. Young Sr. (1927-1993) —
also known as Joe Young, Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., July 15,
1927.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1974-78, 1983-93 (15th District
1974-78, 14th District 1983-92, 3rd District 1993); defeated in
primary, 1964, 1966; died in office 1993; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1978.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United
Auto Workers.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 9,
1993 (age 65 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Young Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Joe Young, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
4, 1950.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-94 (15th District 1979-92,
4th District 1993-94); member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1995-; defeated in primary, 1988.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights
of Columbus.
Arrested
on July 21, 2000 on Interstate 96 near Howell, Michigan, and charged
with drunk
driving;
pleaded
guilty in September 2000 to impaired
driving;
sentenced
to six months probation,
and fined.
Still living as of 2000.
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Maxcine Young (b. 1907) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2nd
District 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966,
1968.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Preston Young Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert P. Young, Jr. —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, June 13,
1951.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1995-98; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1998-; appointed 1998; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 2011-.
African ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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