Carl Cooper, age 17

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Lost to gun violence on July 26, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Murder at Algiers Motel · Detroit Under Fire: Police Violence, Crime Politics, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Civil Rights Era · HistoryLabs Omeka S

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