Francis E. Young Explained
Francis Elliott Young (28 September 1876 - 1958) was a civil rights leader and union organizer from Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Biography
He was born on 28 September 1876 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Young helped organize the Cleveland branch of the NAACP and the AFL postal union.[1] He entered politics after retiring as a postal supervisor.[2]
In 1954, he ran for Ohio's 21st congressional district. The district was evenly divided between African Americans, who were solidly Republican, and whites, who were mostly Democrats. After winning a hard-fought Republican primary, the 78-year-old Young lost to Charles Vanik, a judge.[1] [2]
He died in 1958.
Notes and References
- News: 1954-08-19 . Three More Negroes May Win Congress Seats This November . Jet . Chicago . 6–7 . 2014-07-04 . Aging Brown University graduate Francis Young, who worked 30 years in the post office and then began a political career, has the biggest task in stimulating Negroes to turn out in the polls..
- News: 1954-05-20 . 22 Negroes Win Primary Nominations . Jet . Chicago . 3–4 . 2014-07-04 . Young, active in civic affairs, will face Charles A. Vanik, a white municipal court judge, who edged out John Holly, founder of the Negro Future Outlook League, in the Democratic primary..