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