Interview of Gerald Cooley

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Oral history interview with Gerald Cooley, who was the assistant city attorney for the City of Lawrence at the time the fair housing ordinance was passed in Lawrence in July 1967. This interview was conducted by Tom Arnold on October 12, 2016, as part of the Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project.

Cooley, Gerald

Lawrence Fair Housing Ordinance 50th Anniversary Oral History Project

City of Lawrence, Human Relations Division (Lawrence, Kan.)

10/12/2016

Arnold, Tom

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Lawrence (Kan.)

1950s - 1970

Arnold, Tom

Cooley, Gerald