![Willie Cooper, Sr., standing in front of his Buick. Cooper always wore his uniform whenever he drove the family on cross-country road trips, hoping it would insulate them from racial discrimination if people knew he was serving his country. The tactic didn't always work.
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Drive, Daddy, Drive
Willie Cooper, Sr., standing in front of his Buick. Cooper always wore his uniform whenever he drove the family on cross-country road trips, hoping it would insulate them from racial discrimination if people knew he was serving his country. The tactic didn't always work.
Credit: Courtesy Desiree Cooper