On Aug. 19, 1958, the NAACP Youth Council, led by teacher Clara Luper and her students, launched a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store lunch counter in Oklahoma City.
The store enforced whites-only seating, and the students’ peaceful protest directly challenged that segregation.
Their action quickly drew national attention, becoming one of the first sit-ins to receive widespread coverage.
The impact was immediate — shortly after the protest began, the store owner agreed to integrate the lunch counter.
But the movement didn’t stop there. Luper and her students continued organizing sit-ins across Oklahoma City, playing a pivotal role in integrating restaurants throughout the Midwest and inspiring similar actions nationwide.
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