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Clara Luper: A Civil Rights Pioneer The Untold Story of Clara Luper: A Catalyst for Sit-In Movement Educator and Civil Rights leader Clara Shepard Luper was born on May 3, 1923, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. The daughter of Ezell and Isabell Shepard, she
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Clara Mae Shepard Luper fought for equality in the state she loved. In her book, Beyond the Walls, she writes about a time when she was in elementary school in Clara Luper's daughter recalls what the Civil Rights activist was like as a mom Subscribe to KOCO on YouTube now for more:
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Oklahoma City immortalizes Clara Luper, Katz Drug Store Sit-In with statue and plaza Pioneer. Clara Luper (1923-2011) was born and raised in Jim Crow era-Oklahoma and felt firsthand the racial discrimination and injustice that pervaded society.
Clara Luper Radio Show 8/9/2008 Clara Luper Preview 19, 1958, Clara Luper, an Oklahoma City history teacher and NAACP Youth Council adviser led the group of younger students to a Katz Drug Store.
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Clara Luper 2-15-86 KBYE In 1958, an 8-year-old girl named Marilyn Luper asked her mom a simple question: "Why can't I get a Coke and a hamburger here Committee members visit Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza before dedication as permanent monument
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This morning an Oklahoma civil rights pioneer is dead. Clara Luper, 88, passed away Wednesday night in Oklahoma City. a civic leader, schoolteacher, and pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. [2] She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 Oklahoma Clara Luper Show 11/23/85
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Clara Luper's Radical Love: A Tribute to the 65th Anniversary of the Katz Drugstore Sit-in Slate of events through this weekend to honor Clara Luper, whose sit-in ushered in Civil Rights Era The sculpture honors civil rights icon Clara Luper and 13 NAACP Youth Council members who took part in the first sit-in at Katz
Luper was one of Oklahoma's early leaders in the civil rights movement during the 1950s. She taught history in various Oklahoma City public schools for forty- To be considered for the Clara Luper Scholarship: Applicants must be a full-time, first-time student matriculating directly from high school.
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Best known for her leadership role in the 1958 Oklahoma City sit-in movement, Clara Luper was a trailblazing educator and figure in the American Civil Rights Clara Luper talks about Miss Black Oklahoma competition, NAACP fundraising campaign 2012.188.515. Explore the inspiring journey of Clara Luper, a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement, and her pivotal role in
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Oklahoma City unveils Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza KOCO News 5 is your home for Oklahoma breaking news and weather. While Dr. King lead the civil rights movement in our country, it was Clara Luper who emerged as Oklahoma's civil rights leader. Civil Rights Leader Clara Luper Dies
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