Mourners share impressions of civil rights activist Clara Luper
Martella Boyd never knew Clara Luper , but she said Thursday she owed it to the civil rights activist and longtime educator to make the 100-mile trip from the Carter County town of Tatums to the state Capitol to honor her life.
“I wanted to pay my respects to her for the wonderful things she's done,” said Boyd, 84. “She did some of the things I wished I had had the nerve to try to do. But I admire her....
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