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Maxcine Young c. 1965

Maxcine Young (June 1, 1907 – 2000[1]) was an American politician.[2]

Biography

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Maxcine Young was born in June 1, 1907 in Laurens, South Carolina. She attended South Carolina State College.

She entered the political arena in New York City by helping in a drive to allow negroes to drive city buses.[3] It succeeded. In New York, she sang in the Abbsynia Baptist Church choir, which was pastored by Adam Clayton Powell.[3]

After moving to Michigan, she worked as a disk jockey with her own show on Detroit radio station WJLB[4] in 1954, and also as a realtor, and business manager. She worked for Gov. Williams' first campaign in 1948 and helped organize Democratic groups in 13th and 16th Congressional districts.[5]

On November 8, 1960 she was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in a special election to fill the open seat left by the resignation of Frank D. Williams, D-Detroit.[6] She was elected as a Representative to the 23rd District and served for 4 sessions.[7] In 1966 she was succeeded by Jackie Vaughn III.[8]

"Her tenure as a lawmaker included the implementation of Michigan's 1963 Constitution, and she contributed to the work of reorganizing the structure of Michigan's government. In the 1965-66 legislature, Maxcine Young became one of the first three African-American women appointed to chair standing committees of the Michigan Legislature when she headed the Public Safety Committee."[9] She served as Chairman of the Traffic Safety Commission and helped pass the bill to add photos to driver's licenses.[10]

Young was included in the April 1965 publication of Ebony Magazine's article "States Boast Record Number of Negro Law Makers"[11] The article listed Maxcine Young among 18 Senators and 76 Representatives elected to serve in 24 different states.[11]

After leaving the Michigan Legislature, Young was elected and served 8 years as a Wayne County Commissioner in Detroit. As a Commissioner, she served as a member and moderator for the Task Force on Aging/Convening Committee.[12]

In 1975, she was among 39 founders of the National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO).[13]

References

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  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Legislator Details - Legislators". mdoe.state.mi.us. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Maxine Young-Women Legislators". The Herald-Press. March 17, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "23 Jan 1954, Page 4 - The Pittsburgh Courier at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Shaver, Tom (March 17, 1961). "Lady Legislators are Political Veterans". The Herald Press. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Milliman, Richard (November 16, 1960). "NewsPapers.com". The State Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Maxcine Young sworn in". Lansing State Journal. November 17, 1960. p. 39.
  8. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Michigan: State House of Representatives, 1960s". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Michigan Legislature - House Resolution 0309 (2000)". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Maxcine Young- PhotoID law". The News-Palladium. May 19, 1965. p. 51. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. April 1965. p. 196. maxcine young.
  12. ^ Resources, United States Congress Senate Committee on Human (1979). Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Human Resources. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  13. ^ "NOBCO | About NABCO". nobco. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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