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| CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2142-2 | 2006-12-08 | 109 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO ZACHARY L. COOPER | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | TRIBUTETO | E2142 | E2142 | [{"name": "Tammy Baldwin", "role": "speaking"}] | 152 Cong. Rec. E2142 | Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006) [Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2142] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO ZACHARY L. COOPER ______ HON. TAMMY BALDWIN of wisconsin in the house of representatives Wednesday, December 6, 2006 Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the memory of a remarkable citizen, Mr. Zachary L. Cooper of Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Cooper was an educator and scholar who devoted his life to the study and teaching of black history. He was widely known as one of the state's most prominent chroniclers of African-American history. Zachary Cooper was born in Brunswick, GA, in 1935, and eventually settled in Madison, Wisconsin. After spending 2 years in the Army Medical Corps, Mr. Cooper went on to earn a bachelor's degree in European history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He followed that with a master's degree in American history and earned his Ph.D in curriculum and instruction from the Ohio State University-Columbus. Mr. Cooper spent much of his career documenting the history of black settlers, authoring ``Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin'' and creating a documentary called ``Coming Together, Coming Apart'' which used oral histories, photos and diaries to preserve evidence of early black families in Wisconsin. Mr. Cooper was also a lecturer for a variety of institutions including the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Wisconsin, Edgewood College, Madison Area Technical College, and the Madison School District. Mr. Cooper's passion was working with children. As president of the board of directors at the Early Childhood Learning Center, he was able to impact the lives of all the children at the center. In the spring of 1992, Cooper co-founded JAMAD (Jamaica-Madison Cultural Exchange), a program that creates connections between hardworking students in Wisconsin and Jamaica. Through the program, students establish pen pal relationships which culminate in the students from Wisconsin making a trip to Jamaica to learn more about their peers and the culture. With the passing of Zachary L. Cooper, the world has lost a great scholar, and Wisconsin has lost a great teacher, citizen, and friend. ____________________ |