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Algernon J. Cooper
1944–
United States
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Biography
Algernon Johnson Cooper, Jr. (born May 30, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Prichard, Alabama. Cooper was one of the first black elected officials in Prichard, and one of the first black mayors in the modern era.
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