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Forgotten High School Basketball Champs In Stillwater Get To Celebrate 68 Years Later

Katie Eastman Their coach said to keep quiet and play as spectators for the other team yelled racial slurs at the Washington Bears basketball team in 1956. That didn't change when the Washington High School team kept winning on the road to the title.

Volunteers Gather Supplies, Celebrate Charitable Legacies For Black History Month

News 9 Volunteers from more than 30 organizations came together on Saturday to celebrate the life and charitable legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King and Clara Luper.

Volunteers Gather Supplies, Celebrate Charitable Legacies For Black History Month

News 9 Volunteers from more than 30 organizations came together on Saturday to celebrate the life and charitable legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King and Clara Luper.

Dozens March To Commemorate 64th Anniversary Of Sit-Ins For Desegregation

News 9 Dozens of people marched to a local business in Midtown Oklahoma City to commemorate the anniversary of Oklahoma City protests for desegregation and civil rights. Downtown Oklahoma City is completely different from what it is was in 1958.

Dozens March To Commemorate 64th Anniversary Of Sit-Ins For Desegregation

$150,000 Donation To Go Toward Downtown Plaza Honoring Clara Luper

News 9 A $150,000 donation was announced Thursday for the creation of a public plaza to honor the legacy of a civil rights icon.

$150,000 Donation To Go Toward Downtown Plaza Honoring Clara Luper

News 9 A $150,000 donation was announced Thursday for the creation of a public plaza to honor the legacy of a civil rights icon.

Oklahoma City Memorializes 1958 Katz Drug Store Sit-In

Mike Glover It was August 19, 1958 that Clara Luper led the sit in at Katz lunch counter, an act that would make history in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Memorializes 1958 Katz Drug Store Sit-In

Mike Glover It was August 19, 1958 that Clara Luper led the sit in at Katz lunch counter, an act that would make history in Oklahoma

Daughter Of Civil Rights Icon Clara Luper Reflects On Anniversary Of OKC Sit-Ins

News 9 This week marks 63 years since the sit-in movement began in Oklahoma City. Clara Luper, a civil rights icon, helped lead the protests. Luper's daughter, Marilyn Luper Hildreth, joined News 9 Sunday morning to reflect on her memories of the movement, her mother and where we are in 2021.

Daughter Of Civil Rights Icon Clara Luper Reflects On Anniversary Of OKC Sit-Ins

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US House Approves Renaming OKC Post Office After Clara Luper

Alex Cameron US House Approves Renaming OKC Post Office After Clara Luper

US House Approves Renaming OKC Post Office After Clara Luper

Alex Cameron US House Approves Renaming OKC Post Office After Clara Luper

Resolution To Rename Downtown OKC Post Office Is Set For A Vote

News 9 Congresswoman Kendra Horn's bill to rename the building in honor of Civil Rights icon Clara Luper will receive a vote on the House Floor on Monday.

Resolution To Rename Downtown OKC Post Office Is Set For A Vote

News 9 Congresswoman Kendra Horn's bill to rename the building in honor of Civil Rights icon Clara Luper will receive a vote on the House Floor on Monday.

Amazing Oklahomans: Clara Luper

News 9 In this Something Good segment News 9 focuses on the woman called "The Mother of the Civil Rights movement." We're looking back at how Clara Luper led the charge against segregation with a single seat.

Amazing Oklahomans: Clara Luper

OKC School Board Votes To Name Center After NAACP Leader Clara Luper

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The Oklahoma City School Board unanimously voted to name their new administration building after NAACP leader Clara Luper Tuesday.

OKC School Board Votes To Name Center After NAACP Leader Clara Luper

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The Oklahoma City School Board unanimously voted to name their new administration building after NAACP leader Clara Luper Tuesday.

School Board May Name Center For Oklahoma NAACP Leader

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Oklahoma City Public Schools is considering naming its new headquarters after a woman who organized civil rights sit-ins to integrate city businesses.

School Board May Name Center For Oklahoma NAACP Leader

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Oklahoma City Public Schools is considering naming its new headquarters after a woman who organized civil rights sit-ins to integrate city businesses.

Reenactments Of The Katz Drug Store Sit-In In Honor Of 60th Anniversary

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The Oklahoma City sit-in movement started when 13 children protested segregation at Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. August 19, 1958, the day a peaceful protest would spark a movement in our state.