Episode 1695
Ann Nixon Cooper
Fri, 2021-Dec-24 00:02 UTC
Length - 1:23
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Friday, 24 December 2021 is Ann Nixon Cooper.
Ann Louise Nixon Cooper (January 9, 1902 – December 21, 2009) was a centenarian best known for being invoked in United States President-elect Barack Obama's November 2008 election speech as someone who had witnessed "the struggle and the progress" of the past century, and as a representative of the change in status African-Americans and women have achieved in America. Before that, she was a noted member of the Atlanta African-American community and an activist for civil rights.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Friday, 24 December 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Ann Nixon Cooper on Wikipedia.
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