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City son Andrew W. Cooper's impact on modern-day Brooklyn /

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 agr...

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Основен автор: Dawkins, Wayne.
Формат: Електронен
Език: English
Публикувано: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ℗♭2012.
Серия: Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.
Предмети:
Cooper, Andrew W., > 1927-2002.
1900-1999
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Politics and government > 20th century.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
African American journalists > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Editors, Journalists, Publishers.
African American journalists.
African Americans > Politics and government.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Politics and government.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Biography.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
Electronic books.
Biography.
Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=463224
Подобни документи: Print version:: City son.
Резюме: 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 that black citizens were denied the right to elect an authentic representative of their community. The 12th Congressional District was redrawn. Shirley Chisholm, a member of Cooper's political club, ran for the new seat and made history as the first black woman elected to Congress. Cooper became.
Физически характеристики: 1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) : illustrations.
Библиография: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781617032592
161703259X

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