Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Calvin Luper, American, born 1946  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

Clara Luper, American, 1923 - 2011  Search this

NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936  Search this

Dr. Charles N. Atkins, 1911 - 1988  Search this

Edwin Melvin Porter, American, 1930 - 2016  Search this

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, American, 1924 - 1995  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 24 min., 4 sec.

Total: 39.32 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date:

May 24, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.13.1a, 2011.174.13.1b, 2011.174.13.1c, and 2011.174.13.1d.

Calvin Luper remembers his mother, Clara Luper, and her leadership in Oklahoma City's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council. He recalls participating in sit-ins in drug stores and restaurants, and hosting a radio show with his mother. He also remembers other leaders in Oklahoma's civil rights movement, including Dr. Charles N. Atkins, E. Melvin Porter, and Ada Lois Sipuel.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0013

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Children  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number:

2011.174.13.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Civil Rights History Project

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfa928cc-be1b-4815-b591-345f860cb3fb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.13.1a-d