Clara Luper being arrested at an Oklahoma City Sit - In in the 1950s
Clara Luper was a teacher in Oklahoma in the 1950s who organized Sit - Ins in Oklahoma. Sit - Ins were a strategy of the non - violent movement in the Civil Rights Movement. African Americans would sit at the front counter, and refuse to leave till served. When the younger whites would attack those sitting at the front counter - the African Americans would not fight back and just sit there and take it. They would be pulled out of their chair and be kicked and punched, food would be dumped on their head, and sometimes even arrested. I truly do not think we could do that today. Clara Luper wouls organize sit - ins with kids!
An Oklahoman sit - in organized by Clara Luper.
Below is a video of Clara Luper's Significance.
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