City Son: Andrew W. Cooper's Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn

by Wayne Dawkins

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149683075X
• ISBN13: 9781496830753
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"