Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Katz Drug Store Sit-ins. On August 19, 1958, Clara Luper led 3 adults chaperons and 14 young people serving on the NAACP youth council walk up to a segregated lunch counter in downtown Okalahoma City to order some soft drinks. The store’s refusal to serve the group drinks launched years of peaceful sit-ins at eating establishments across the city and nation. One of the 14 shared this sentiment, “We didn’t know really the impact of what we were doing. We simply were following the leadership of our workers.” What an awesome thought: the power and impact of obedient children. This small group of people changed the course of America simply by following leadership.
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