Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper's dad taught them many lessons on family and community, but he also taught them the importance of celebrating Juneteenth — even when no one else in his community was acknowledging the holiday. storycorps
Long before Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S., Sidney Cooper had been celebrating the hallowed day for decades.
In the early 1950s, Sidney settled down in Southern California, and he became an early Black business owner in a predominantly white area.
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