Coleman Young

Released
Date of birth:24. 05. 1918
Date of death:29. 11. 1997
Age:79† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1980s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Civil Rights
Coleman Young

Biography

Coleman Young was Detroit’s mayor and a veteran labor and civil-rights organizer when police arrested him at the South African Embassy on January 7, 1985 during the Free South Africa Movement’s campaign against apartheid.

Photo credit

Coleman Young arrested at S. African Embassy: 1985, Washington Area Spark Flickr archive. Portrait crop from the documentary photograph; used with permission.

Case

Charges: Demonstrating within 500 feet of an embassy
Arrested: Jan 7, 1985
Sentence: The documented arrest was brief; no completed custodial sentence is established.

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