ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- 106-year-old votes for CNN ; `` Is n't that something ? '' she asks . Centenarian remembers an era when women , blacks were not allowed to vote . Cooper was socialite , community leader in Tennessee 's black society . Ann Cooper 's advice to younger generation : Be cheerful , get out and vote .
106-year-old votes for CNN ; `` Is n't that something ? '' she asks . Centenarian remembers an era when women , blacks were not allowed to vote . Cooper was socialite , community leader in Tennessee 's black society . Ann Cooper 's advice to younger generation : Be cheerful , get out and vote .