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Remembering the blacks who made a city: A historic preservation group honored the memory of a black man who helped incorporate the city and died while picking crops.

Miami Herald (Miami, FL)

| May 04, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Adrian Carrillo

May 4--Joseph Cooper has laid six feet under at Miami's City Cemetery for almost 100 years. But on Sunday, he was the center of attention.

The African American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust hosted the 13th annual Procession and Commemorative Service, a program that honors the 162 black men, including Cooper, who were present on July 28, 1896, to vote for Miami to be incorporated as a city; in all, 386 men were present. On Nov. 18, 1908, Cooper, then 60, died while picking crops. According to The Miami Metropolis newspaper, "Cooper, an aged and respectable man who lived at Little River, dropped dead this morning about 6:30…

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