Life of civil rights Pioneer Richard Brown honored at Clara Luper Sit-In Plaza
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City leaders and families gathered Tuesday morning to honor civil rights pioneer Richard Brown, one of the students who helped desegregate local lunch counters during the historic 1958 sit-ins.
The ceremony took place at the Clara Luper Sit-In Plaza in downtown Oklahoma City – the same place where Brown and other students once sat in peaceful protest nearly 70 years ago…