New sculpture downtown honors Clara Luper led Civil Rights sit

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The nation's first civil rights sit-in is now memorialized forever, where it actually happened in downtown Oklahoma City.

You might know the history of OKC teacher Clara Luper leading a sit-in at Katz Drug Store in 1958. It was a pivotal moment in a fight for equal rights. Previously, KFOR showed you the process of creating the sculpture to honor that movement, and now it's officially a city landmark at Robinson Avenue and Main Street.

5 tons of bronze resembling a lunch counter commemorates the pivotal moment in the American Civil Rights movement. It also sits in the very place it all unfolded over 6 decades ago. • New sculpture downtown honors Clara Luper led Civil Rights sit-in. Image KFOR. • New sculpture downtown honors Clara Luper led Civil Rights sit-in.