About Andrew W. Cooper
Lived 1927 – 2002 (aged 74). Andrew W. Cooper was an American journalist and businessperson.
Andrew W. Cooper (August 21, 1927 – January 28, 2002) was an African-American activist during the Civil Rights Movement, businessman, and journalist. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The City Sun.
Biography Cooper was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York.
In 1965, Cooper brought suit under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 against racial gerrymandering. Cooper opposed districts drawn in what he described as "so tortuous, artificial and labyrinthine a manner that the lines are irrational and unrelated to any proper purpose". His lawsuit, Cooper v. Power, was successful. Cooper wrote a weekly column, "One Man's Opinion", for the Amsterdam News and also wrote for The Village Voice. Financial difficulties forced Cooper to shut down The City Sun in 1996.
Cooper was recognized as Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists in 1987 for his work at The City Sun.
Cooper died in Brooklyn in 2002 of a stroke.
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Who was Andrew W. Cooper?
American activist, businessman and journalist (1927-2002)
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Andrew W. Cooper was born on 21 August 1927 in Brooklyn.
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Andrew W. Cooper died on 28 January 2002 in Brooklyn, New York (state).
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Andrew W. Cooper was a journalist and businessperson.
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