Katz Drug Store sit-in

Katz Drug Store sit-in
Katz Drug Store sit-in
Part of the Civil Rights Movement
Date	August 19-21, 1958
Location	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Caused by	Racial segregation in public accommodations;
Resulted in	Desegregation of Katz Drug Stores; Expansion of sit-ins throughout Oklahoma City lunch counters, businesses, and public spaces for next six years
Lead figures
	Clara Luper;

The Katz Drug Store sit-in was one of the first sit-ins during the civil rights movement, occurring between August 19 and August 21, 1958, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In protest of racial discrimination, black schoolchildren sat at a lunch counter with their teacher demanding food, refusing to leave until they were served. They sought to end the racial segregation of eating places in their city, sparking a sit-in movement in Oklahoma City that lasted for years.

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