For years now Michigan Democrats have wanted to remove the Lewis Cass statue in the U.S. Capitol. But the question has always been: who do we replace it with? A new proposal in Lansing suggests the next statue should be of former Detroit mayor, Coleman Young. Today, why Democrats want a Coleman Young statue in Washington, and the hurdles they face to make it happen.

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James Dickson, reporter for The Detroit News

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