The Rev. Dr. R. E. Cooper, Sr. (1913-1980), founding pastor of Mission Baptist Church in Nassau, Bahamas was a leading figure in the country's struggle to achieve Black Majority Rule (1967). Cooper is best known for preaching the the Bahamas' first Independence Day sermon when independence was obtained from Great Britain on July 10, 1973. Reuben Edward Cooper was born in Georgetown, Exuma and, later, … Wikipedia
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