Wayne Dawkins: 1 book
City Son
Andrew W. Cooper's Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
In 1966, a year after the Voting Rights Act began liberating millions of southern blacks, New Yorkers challenged a political system that weakened their voting power. Andrew W. Cooper (1927-2002), a beer company employee, sued state officials in a case called Cooper vs. Power. In 1968, the courts agreed...
