Jonah E Bromwich and Ed Shanahan, The New York Times
Published: 27 May 2021 10:11 AM BdST
Updated: 27 May 2021 10:11 AM BdST Christian Cooper displays a video recording of Amy Cooper (no relation) on his smartphone in New York s Central Park on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. In a racist confrontation with a black bird-watcher in Central Park, Amy Cooper s choice of words was striking. The New York Times.
Amy Cooper, a white woman who last year became an international symbol of the routine racism that Black people face in their daily lives, is suing her former employer for firing her, arguing that she is a victim of racial discrimination.
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Ms. Cooper, who made the call after a man asked her to leash her dog in Central Park, says that she was discriminated against because of her race.
Amy Cooper as seen in the video of her encounter with Christian Cooper. Her employer fired her shortly after the video was viewed widely online.Credit.Christian Cooper/via Associated Press
May 26, 2021Updated 9:52 p.m. ET
Ms. Cooper makes the claim in a lawsuit filed this week against the investment firm Franklin Templeton, which terminated her employment a year ago after she was captured on a widely shared video in a tense encounter with a Black bird-watcher.