Annie Lee Cooper

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Annie Lee Cooper was a prominent African American civil rights activist known for her courageous efforts to secure voting rights for Black citizens in Selma, Alabama.

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instanceOf civil rights activist
human
voting rights activist
advocatedFor enforcement of the Voting Rights Act
ageAtDeath 100
cause African American voting rights
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-06-02
dateOfDeath 2010-11-24
era 1960s United States civil rights era
ethnicGroup African American
event Selma voting rights campaign
familyName Cooper
givenName Annie
hasRepresentationIn Selma (2014 film)
surface form: film "Selma"
knownFor attempting to register to vote multiple times in Selma
confrontation with Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark
livedIn Kentucky
surface form: Kentucky, United States

Ohio
surface form: Ohio, United States
movement American civil rights movement
notableEvent struck Sheriff Jim Clark during 1965 protest in Selma
notableFor participation in Selma to Montgomery voting rights campaign
voting rights activism in Selma, Alabama
occupation civil rights activist
nursing home employee
participatedIn Selma to Montgomery marches
voter registration drives in Selma
placeOfBirth Selma, Alabama
surface form: Selma, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Selma, Alabama
surface form: Selma, Alabama, United States
portrayedBy Oprah Winfrey
religion Christianity
residence Selma, Alabama
surface form: Selma, Alabama, United States
returnedTo Selma, Alabama
surface form: Selma, Alabama, United States
sexOrGender female
subjectOf numerous articles on Selma voting rights struggle

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Selma (2014 film) mainCharacter Annie Lee Cooper