OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — This weekend marks 67 years since the Katz Drug Store sit-ins, and Oklahoma City civil rights advocates are hosting a series of events to give Oklahomans opportunities to honor the history.

In August of 1958, a group of 13 Oklahoma Black students and their teacher, Clara Luper, walked into Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City and sat down at a whites-only lunch counter. That sit-in was one of the first civil rights protests in America.

"The only reason they were so mean to you was because of the color of your skin," said Marilyn Luper-Hildreth, Luper's daughter.

Luper was a high school history teacher and led the NAACP Youth Council. Mrs. Luper was born in Okfuskee County in 1923. She was a mother, educator, and mentor to young adults.

Luper-Hildreth has spe

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