Young (born November 7, 1955) is an American politician, who was elected mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi in May 2009.
His election was especially noted as he is the first African-American mayor of the city, which was previously best known for the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1964.
[2] Young is a Pentecostal preacher and a former county supervisor who was 53 years old at the time of his election.
[3][4] He defeated Rayburn Waddell, a white, three-term incumbent, by 46 votes in the Democratic primary.
As there was no Republican challenger, the winner of the primary automatically became the city's next mayor.