What is Clara Luper's full name?
Clara Mae Shepard
Clara Luper nickname(s):
Clara Shepard Luper
Clara Luper date of birth:
May 3, 1923
How old was Clara Luper when died?
88
Where was Clara Luper born?
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, USA
When did Clara Luper die?
June 8, 2011
Clara Luper body shape:
Average
What color is Clara Luper's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What is Clara Luper's ethnicity?
Black
What is Clara Luper nationality?
American
What is Clara Luper's occupation?
Activist
Clara Luper claim to fame:
Civil Rights Activist
Short Biography
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. She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 Oklahoma City sit-in movement, as she, her young son and daughter, and numerous young members of the NAACP Youth Council successfully conducted nonviolent sit-in protests of downtown drugstore lunch-counters, which overturned their policies of segregation. The Clara Luper Corridor is a streetscape and civic beautification project from the Oklahoma Capitol area east to northeast Oklahoma City and was announced by Governor Brad Henry.