Clara luper made oklahoma and the united states of america a better place to live and was a shining example of the distinctly american idea that while we might come from many cultures, we are one. She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 oklahoma city sitin movement, as she, her young son and daughter, a. Starting with a timeline, and expanding it with new information until it ran some 70. Clara was born on may 30, 1923 in oklahoma clara is one of the famous and trending celeb who is popular for being a civil rights leader. I need a 4 page essay about the civil rights movement of the 1960s i have to use at least 4 sources 2 primary and 2 secondary. Civil rights leader clara luper has died the oklahoman. His mother, clara luper, was a teacher and local civil rights activist. He participated in many sitins and demonstrations with his mother and sister marilyn in oklahoma city. Clara luper and the 1958 oklahoma city sitins rhudayperkovich, olugbemisola, johnson, jade on. Clara luper was an amazing personwriter, educator, and activist. Luper led lunch counter sitins in oklahoma city that helped break down racial barriers at restaurants and diners nearly two years before sitins. The world is a better place because clara lived and cared. In 1957, as luper worked as a history teacher at dunjee high school east of oklahoma city, she also became the advisor for the oklahoma city naacp youth council.
Chelle luper wilson, president of power moves communication and daughter of the late civil rights leader clara luper, will serve as the presenter. List of civil rights leaders sitin movement timeline of the civil rights movement. Clara shepard luper born clara mae shepard may 3, 1923 june 8, 20111 was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the american civil rights movement. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Clara mae luper was born in okfuskee county, oklahoma, to ezell and isabell shepard on may 3, 1923. Clara lupers children share memories of their mother. Luper was one of the early leaders in the civil rights movement in oklahoma during the 1950s. Clara luper, clara mae shepard, american civil rights activist born may 3, 1923, okfuskee county, okla.
She served as a beacon for civil rights and equality. The house will work on gun buyer background checks legislation. Calvin luper oral history interview conducted by joseph. Luper, clara shepard the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. To the family of clara luper may i offer my condolences at ms. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. The clara luper civil rights center is set to be built in oklahoma city, and state sen. Clara luper wiki, biography, net worth, age, family, facts. The clara luper corridor is a streetscape and civic beautificat. In 1950, luper became the first african american student in the graduate history program at the university of oklahoma. Luper was one of the early leaders in the civil rights movement in.
The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Two males and two females, who were just as important in the civil rights movement but not as wellknown as rosa parks, are fred shuttlesworth, clara luper, marian wright edelman, and robert moses. Civil rights movement timeline created by 11kboucher. Educator and civil rights leader clara shepard luper was born in okfuskee. After graduation, she taught social studies at dunjee high school. She was arrested 26 times for her civil rights activities. Clara mae shepard luper uncrowned community builders. Marilyn luper hildreth oral history interview conducted by joseph mosnier in oklahoma city, oklahoma, 20110524. In addition to maintaining high academic performance, community service activities are an integral part of this highly competitive scholarship program. Civil rights movement timeline timetoast timelines. She attended segregated schools and was the first colored person to be admitted into the university of oklahomas history department. She opened the freedom center, the northeast oklahoma city headquarters for naacp youth programs and frequently served as a calming. Clara mae luper was one of the early leaders of the civil.
The main organizer behind the sitin was a local school teacher and naacp youth adviser named clara luper. Luper s daughter, marilyn hildreth, said thursday that her mother died wednesday night after a lengthy illness. I have the instructions and the 4 sources and just need to send you the attachment i also will copy and past it here put it will be easier to follow as an attachment. Clara luper scholarship program oklahoma city university. The new clara luper center will serve as a civil rights museum for oklahoma city. Clara shepard luper was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the american civil rights movement. Clara shepard luper born clara mae shepard may 3, 1923 june 8, 2011 was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the american civil rights movement. Clara luper celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous.
Luper died wednesday night in oklahoma city after a long illness, family members confirmed. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Jul 16, 2014 clara mae luper was one of the early leaders of the civil rights movement in oklahoma in the 50s. She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 oklahoma. Clara luper changed oklahoma policys african american. As a person born on this date, clara luper is listed in our database as the 80th most popular celebrity for the day may 3 and the 108th most popular for the year 1923. She was a candidate for the us senate in 1972, and. He attended douglass high school and the university of. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In 1944 luper received a bachelors degree from langston university.
Examine notable historic and presentday oklahomans utilizing biographies and information texts such as jim thorpe, sequoyah, will rogers, wiley post, mickey mantle, shannon lucid, bill pickett, clara luper, and maria tallchief. If at any point, the child filled the air with uh, her pencil whisked a checkmark. Luper wrote, produced and directed the movie, brother president, the story of dr. African american admitted to the graduate history program in the university of.
In 1957, as luper worked as a history teacher at dunjee high school east of oklahoma city, she also became. It will be a community gathering place named for our most famous civil rights. Summary marilyn hildreth describes growing up in segregated oklahoma and the leadership of her mother, clara luper, in the local national association for the advancement of colored people naacp youth group. Clara luper and the 1958 oklahoma city sitins by olugbemisola rhudayperkovich book behold the walls by clara luper book clara luper. The purpose of this thesis is to provide contemporary teacher activists resisting against the racism of the new jim crow with a historical template for engaging in activism, through the biography of clara luper as a political activist and teacher. Starting with a timeline, and expanding it with new. Clara luper was a famous african american activist, who was born on may 3, 1923.
She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 oklahoma city sitin movement, as she, her young son and daughter, and numerous young members of the naacp youth council successfully conducted nonviolent sitin protests of downtown drugstore lunchcounters, which overturned their policies of segregation. The simple version of the story leaves out some very important people. She later attained a masters degree from the university of oklahoma in 1951 and was the first african american admitted to the graduate history program in the university of oklahoma. Clara luper project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
She was a woman of strength, conviction and integrity. You learn in the first few pages how clara luper went from a child living in segregated america to a teacher leading sitins. Clara luper, notebook in hand, would sit on the front row to listen to her children deliver a speech. This school took arkansas by surprise so they could. She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 oklahoma city sitin movement, as she, her young son and daughter, and numerous young members of the naacp youth council successfully conducted nonviolent sitin. Oklahoma governor who worked to abolish segregation laws. Her name does not resonate like that of rosa parks, and she did not garner the kind of national. Clara luper american civil rights activist britannica. She is the director of the radio show, a visit with clara luper, that was carried on. Clara luper is a member of famous civil rights leader list.
Clara shepard luper was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Clara luper, clara mae shepard, american civil rights activist born may 3, 1923. Clara luper, head of the oklahoma city youth council of the naacp, reports receiving threatening phone calls and a letter.
In 1950, luper was one of the group of black students who integrated the university of oklahoma where she received an m. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 oklahoma city sitin movement, as she, her young son and daughter, and numerous young members of the naacp youth council successfully conducted nonviolent sitin protests of downtown drugstore lunchcounters. Maps 4 freedom center and clara luper civil rights center city. The tuskegee air program in alabama had taught john claybon some lessons. George young is seeking state funds to help with costs for the museum. Little rock high school incident little rock high school was the first school to be desegregated, thanks to the civil rights act that passed through congress.
Most widely held works about clara luper someday is now. Clara luper, a civil rights pioneer whose lunch counter sitins helped end discrimination in public restaurants, has died. Once home, daughter marilyn hildreth recalls, you would go before the board of. Browns katz drug store in downtown oklahoma city courtesy of the oklahoma historical society a headline about the sitin movement from the pittsburgh courier newspaper 2091958 courtesy of the pittsburgh courier. Clara luper and the 1958 oklahoma city sitins by olugbemisola rhudayperkovich and jade johnson a primer to the civil rights movement and to activism in general. The main organizer behind the sitin was a local school teacher and naacp youth adviser named clara luper pictured. Bill seeks funds for civil rights center the journal record. After graduating from the segregated langston university, luper became the first african american student to enroll in the history department at the university of oklahoma, earning a masters degree in 1951.
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