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Maxcine Young was born in June 1,1907 in Laurens, SC;[1]. 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[2]. It succeeded. In New York, she sang in the Abbsynia Baptist Church choir, which was pastored by Adam Clayton Powell.[2]

Moving to Michigan,she worked as a disk jockey with her own show on Detroit radio station WJLB[3] in 1954, and also as a realtor, and business manager. Shee worked for Gov. Williams first campaign in 1948 and helped organize Democratic groups in 13th and 16th Congressional districts[4].

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[5]. She was elected as a Representatie to the 23 District and served for 4 sessions. [6] In 1966 she was succeeded by Jackie Vaugh III[7].

"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"[8]. She served as Chairman of the Trafiic Safety Commision and helped pass the bill to add photos to drivers licenses[9]

Young was included in the April 1965 publication of Ebony Magazines' article "States Boast Record Number of Negro Law Makers"[10] The article listed Maxcine Young amoung 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 Commisioner in Detroit. As a Commissioner, she served as a member and moderator for the Task Force on Aging/Convening Commitee[12].

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

References

  1. ^ "Legislator Details - Legislators". mdoe.state.mi.us. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. ^ a b "Maxine Young-Women Legislators". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. ^ "23 Jan 1954, Page 4 - The Pittsburgh Courier at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. ^ Shaver, Tom (March 17, 1961). "Lady Legislators are Political Veterans". The Herald Press. Retrieved 09/18/19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ^ Milliman, Richard (November 16, 1960). "NewsPapers.com". The State Journal. Retrieved 06/01/2018. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17817361/maxcine_young_sworn_in/
  7. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Michigan: State House of Representatives, 1960s". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  8. ^ "Michigan Legislature - House Resolution 0309 (2000)". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  9. ^ "Maxcine Young- PhotoID law". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  10. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (April 1965). Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (April 1965). Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  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 2019-09-18.
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