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The sit-in at the Katz Drug Store sparked a series of sit-ins throughout Downtown Oklahoma City's restaurants. The first day of the sit-in began on August 19, 1958, when Clara Luper and the children,
The sit-in at the Katz Drug Store sparked a series of sit-ins throughout Downtown Oklahoma City's restaurants. The first day of the sit-in began on August 19, 1958, when Clara Luper and the children,
Marilyn Luper, Calvin Luper, Portwood Williams, Jr., Richard Brown, Barbara Posey, Alma Faye Washington, Areda Tollivar Spinks, Elmer Edwards, Lynzetta Jones Carter, Gwendolyn Fuller Mukes, Lana Pogue, Linda Pogue, and Betty Germany
sat down at the counter of the Katz Drug Store and ordered food and drinks. They were refused service, but they stayed at the counter for hours while whites kicked them, punched them, spat at them, and poured things on them.They returned for two more days;
on the third day of their protest, one of the employees served them their food, ending segregation in the restaurant. For years, similar protests occurred throughout the city until 1964,
after six years, when Oklahoma City passed an ordinance forbidding restaurants from refusing service or facilities to anyone based on race, religion, color, sex, or national origin. One month after OKC's ordinance was put into place, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed,
which illegalized discrimination across the country. 2 years later the first black served our city council for Oklahoma City, Dr. Charles Atkins. #katzsitin #okcsitin #claraluper #okcblackhistory
