Clara Luper Death
Clara passed away on June 8, 2011 at the age of 88.
When did Clara Luper die?
June 8, 2011How old was Clara Luper when died?
88
Clara Luper Birthday and Date of Death
Clara Luper was born on May 3, 1923 and died on June 8, 2011. Clara was 88 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 3, 1923
Date of Death: June 8, 2011
Age at Death: 88
Clara Luper - 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.
