‘Kristallnacht’ Protest

Alf Turner discusses the extraordinary activism and legacy of his grandfather, William Cooper

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Alf Turner discusses the extraordinary activism and legacy of his grandfather, William Cooper

William Cooper was an Aboriginal Elder who led a delegation to the German consulate in Melbourne to deliver a petition condemning the Nazis treatment of the Jews, which was the only private protest against the Germans following Kristallnacht. CPX spoke to William Cooper’s grandson, Alf Turner, about his remarkable grandfather and what drove him to stage this protest.