| 词条 | Charles L. Young Sr. |
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Charles L. Young Sr. (August 27, 1931 – April 29, 2009)[1] was an American businessman, veteran of the Korean War who earned a Bronze Star, and politician in Mississippi. He advanced in the family business started by his father, becoming president in 1969 and expanding the sale of E.F. Young Jr. Manufacturing Company products into markets in Canada and the Caribbean. In 1980 he was elected to the Mississippi State Legislature, and was repeatedly re-elected, serving more than 20 years from Meridian, Mississippi until his death. BiographyCharles Lemuel Young Sr. was born in Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County, Mississippi,[1] the eldest son and second of three children of E. F. Young Jr., an African-American entrepreneur and Velma Beal (November 4, 1902–February 1987).[2] The year he was born, his father E. F. Young Jr. founded the E. F. Young Jr. Manufacturing Company in Meridian, Mississippi. Within a few years, he built it up as one of the most prominent black-owned businesses in the South.[3] Like his two siblings, Young would be exposed to the family business at an early age. In 1950, while he was attending Tennessee State University, a historically black college in Nashville, his father died. After graduating in 1951, Young entered the US Army and served in the Korean War. He was awarded the Bronze Star.[1] He married Doretha Connor of Port Arthur, Texas. They had four children together:[1]
E. F. Young Jr. Manufacturing CompanyYoung was actively involved with the family business for fifteen years, advancing to the position of president in 1969. Under his leadership, the company expanded its markets into Canada and the Caribbean, selling products for people of African descent.[4] As an entrepreneur, Young established himself in the local business community. He was the first African-American member of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce. He also became active in the Democratic Party, with which most African Americans affiliated after regaining the ability to vote under national civil rights legislation. In 1980, Young was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives.[5] He was repeatedly re-elected, serving for more than two decades until his death.[6][10] Young suffered a massive heart attack and died at the Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.[7] References
1. ^1 2 3 Who's Who among African Americans, 11th Edition, Detroit and London: Gale Research, 1998 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com |title= Social Security Death Index [database on-line] |publisher= The Generations Network |location=United States |accessdate=April 30, 2009}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.efyoungjr.com/current/The_Legacy/the_legacy.html |title=The Legacy: 1931-1950 |publisher=E. F. Young Jr. Manufacturing Company |location=Meridian, Mississippi |accessdate=November 6, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704111540/http://www.efyoungjr.com/current/The_Legacy/the_legacy.html |archivedate=July 4, 2008 |df= }} 4. ^E.F. Young Manufacturing Company website at: http://www.efyoungjr.com 5. ^University of Southern Mississippi oral history at: {{cite web |url=http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/transcripts/young_charles-i.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-03-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412110913/http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/transcripts/young_charles-i.shtml |archivedate=2008-04-12 |df= }} 6. ^ , Clarion Ledger, 20 April 2009{{dead link|date=July 2017}} 7. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_120014804.html |title=Meridian loses giant |first=Ida |last=Brown |date=2009-04-30 |work=Meridian (MS) Star |location=Meridian, Mississippi |accessdate=2009-04-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130128195600/http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_120014804.html |archivedate=2013-01-28 |df= }} External links
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