Man who helped shape Oklahoma’s civil rights history being honored with public memorial
By Shanice Hopkins
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A man who helped shape Oklahoma’s civil rights history will be honored during a public memorial on Tuesday.
Richard Brown, who was the nephew of civil rights icon Clara Luper and one of the students who took part in the original Katz Drug Store sit-in, has died.
In 1958, Luper led 13 students, including her daughter and nephew, during the sit-in. Brown, who was 15 at the time, helped define the fight for equality in Oklahoma.
They staged a peaceful sit-in and protested racial inequalities. The protest became a pivotal moment in Oklahoma’s civil rights movement.
Brown’s legacy lives on at the Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza. The newly completed monument honors the original sit-in participants.
Brown, who later became an educator, is survived by his wife and son. A public memorial to honor Brown’s life will be held starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the sit-in monument in downtown Oklahoma City.
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