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On August 19, 1958, Clara Luper and thirteen Black youth walked
into Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City and sat down at the lunch
counter. When they tried to order, they were denied service. As
they sat in silence, refusing to leave, the surrounding white
customers unleashed a torrent of threats and racial slurs. This
first organized sit-in in Oklahoma—almost two years before the
more famous sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina—sparked other
demonstrations in Oklahoma and other states. Behold the Walls is
Luper’s engrossing firsthand account of how the movement she
helped launch ended legal racial segregation. First published in
1979, Behold the Walls now features a new introduction and 33 newly
selected historical photos. Luper’s direct, unvarnished account
captures the immediacy of the events she witnessed. As a Black
woman, Luper refused to let either her race or her gender deter her
from stepping forth as a leader. Born in 1923, Clara Luper taught
history in Oklahoma public schools and led the NAACP Youth Council.
The students who sat in at Katz Drug and other businesses belonged
to that organization. Luper highlights the contributions of others,
especially young people, in breaking down the walls of segregation
in Oklahoma through numerous demonstrations, marches, and voter
registration campaigns. This commemorative edition of Luper’s
eye-opening autobiography, published near what would have been her
100th birthday, as well as the 65th anniversary of the sit-ins,
offers invaluable insight into the history of protest in the early
years of the civil rights movement. With racial inequality still at
the forefront of national debate, Behold the Walls places Luper’s
efforts in the larger national context of the struggle to resist
injustice and inspire positive change.
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