Leroy Cooper, photographer whose arrest led to Toxteth riots, dies

Cooper was arrested after going to aid of fellow protester in 1981 and went on to photograph Liverpool life

The Liverpool photographer Leroy Cooper, whose arrest led to the Toxteth riots in 1981, has died, aged 62.

Cooper, who was also a writer and activist, was arrested in front of protesters after he went to the aid of a fellow Liverpool resident in July 1981.

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