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OKC Philharmonic honors civil rights leader Clara Luper with a tribute album and Freedom Fiesta concert marking 1958 sit-ins.
This weekend marks 67 years since the Katz Drug Store sit-ins, and Oklahoma City civil rights advocates are hosting a series ...
The 2025 Freedom Fiesta Celebration, marking the 67th anniversary of the OKC sit-ins, is Aug. 14-17 with a series of events ...
Community members in Oklahoma City celebrated the 67th anniversary of the Katz Drug Store sit-in, a pivotal event in the ...
The Oklahoma City Council granted additional funding to the Clara Luper Civil Rights Center for storytelling elements, such ...
The celebration of Clara Luper and her goal to desegregate lunch counters in 1958 alongside a group of youth council members led those sit-ins at Cats Drugstore in 1958 enduring abuse and creating ...
A concert, art show and sit-in march and reenactment are on the list of activities for the 2025 Oklahoma City Sit-in commemoration ...
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 ...
From big-name soloists like Joshua Bell and Oklahoma native Kelli O'Hara to a world-premiere work memorializing Sooner State Civil Rights icon Clara Luper, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic has grand ...