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Community members in Oklahoma City celebrated the 67th anniversary of the Katz Drug Store sit-in, a pivotal event in the ...
The 2025 Freedom Fiesta Celebration, marking the 67th anniversary of the OKC sit-ins, is Aug. 14-17 with a series of events ...
OKC Philharmonic honors civil rights leader Clara Luper with a tribute album and Freedom Fiesta concert marking 1958 sit-ins.
The Oklahoma City Council granted additional funding to the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center for storytelling elements, such ...
This weekend marks 67 years since the Katz Drug Store sit-ins, and Oklahoma City civil rights advocates are hosting a series of events to give Oklahomans opportunities to honor the history.
OKC is celebrating the anniversary of the Katz Drug Store sit-in movement with a series of events, including an art show, ...
Weekend of events to honor civil rights leader Clara Luper ...
A concert, art show and sit-in march and reenactment are on the list of activities for the 2025 Oklahoma City Sit-in commemoration ...
More: How sit-ins, civil rights icon mother Clara Luper influenced Marilyn Hildreth's own activism Oklahoma civil rights activist and educator Clara Luper, right, appears with others in a 1954 photo.
Oklahoma City is set to honor civil rights leader Clara Luper with a new sculpture commemorating her famous sit-ins, with construction underway and completion expected by Nov. 1. "It started out ...
The Oklahoma City Council has approved the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to aid in the construction of the Clara ...