Sunday Conversation ... on lunch counter sit-ins

 
By Devona Walker | Published: August 17, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Katz Drug Store sit-in protest in downtown Oklahoma City. It started a four-year campaign that successfully ended segregation in Oklahoma City eating establishments.

Multimedia

Videoview all videos

Clara Luper service thumbnail

Clara Luper service

Jun 17Service for Clara Luper at Cox center. Speakers Gov...

Chelle Luper Wilson thumbnail

Chelle Luper Wilson

Jun 15Chelle Luper Wilson, daughter of the late Clara Luper...

Harold Green thumbnail

Harold Green

Jun 15Harold Green, son of the late Clara Luper, remembers what...

Marilyn Hildreth thumbnail

Marilyn Hildreth

Jun 15Marilyn Hildreth, daughter of the late Clara Luper,...

Bruce Fisher reflects on Clara Luper's legacy thumbnail

Bruce Fisher reflects on Clara Luper's legacy

Jun 9Bruce Fisher from the Oklahoma History Center reflects on...

Oklahoma civil rights leader Clara Luper has died thumbnail

Oklahoma civil rights leader Clara Luper has died

Jun 9Long-time civil rights leader Clara Luper died Wednesday,...

Clara Luper Day thumbnail

Clara Luper Day

Aug 23Participants walk through northeast Oklahoma City in the...

Luper addresses Katz Drug Store sit-in thumbnail

Luper addresses Katz Drug Store sit-in

Aug 18Clara Luper talks about the circumstances surrounding the...

Interview with I.G. Purser thumbnail

Interview with I.G. Purser

Aug 17I.G. Purser, who as a lieutenant was assigned to oversee...

Freedom Fiesta Celebration thumbnail

Freedom Fiesta Celebration

Aug 17Civil rights leader kicked off a week-long celebration in...

Sunday Conversation - Bruce Fisher thumbnail

Sunday Conversation - Bruce Fisher

Aug 16Oklahoman reporter Devona Walker talks with Bruce Fisher...

Clara Luper talks about persevering thumbnail

Clara Luper talks about persevering

Aug 17Clara Luper shares how her and her friends persevered...

Clara Luper thumbnail

Clara Luper

Feb 22The Oklahoman looks at the life of Civil Rights leader...

Civil Rights Movement thumbnail

Civil Rights Movement

Sep 17City Editor Kay Dyer remembers a Sit-In during the...

More Info


Related content

NewsOK Related Articles

Thirteen members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Youth Council began their protest at the Katz Drug Store lunch counter.

Bruce Fisher, 62, is the African American Exhibit curator at the Oklahoma History Center. He played a major role in designing the exhibit, which features a replica of the Katz lunch counter.

Q. Why do you think there was not as much violence in the Oklahoma civil rights protests as there was in other states?

A. I think Oklahoma from its inception was a melting pot of people from throughout the United States, from the north and from the south.

Page 1 of 2






Leave a Comment

Thank you for joining our conversation on NewsOK.com. We encourage your discussion but ask that you stay within the bounds of our commenting and posting policy. Please help by flagging comments that violate these guidelines. Posts that contain obscene or vulgar language will be immediately flagged and not posted.

If you prefer your thoughts to appear in The Oklahoman, we encourage you to submit a letter to the editor.

Would you like to leave a comment?

Log in or sign up (it's free).

comments powered by Disqus


The Erlich Law Office
Providing Business Development, Tax, and Employee Benefits Sol
erlichlawoffice.com
53-Year-Old Mom Looks 27
Follow this 1 weird tip and remove 20 years of wrinkles in 21 days.
SmartConsumerMagazine.com

News Photo Galleriesview all