奥克拉荷马州为1958年的克拉拉·卢佩尔(Clara Luper)举办新广场静坐仪式, 标志着美国首度成功消除隔离静坐。
Oklahoma City honored Clara Luper’s 1958 sit-in with a new plaza, marking the first successful U.S. desegregation sit-in.
2025年11月1日,俄克拉荷马市在前Katz药店所在地,为克拉拉·卢佩(Clara Luper)全国静坐广场献身,纪念1958年由教育家克拉拉·卢佩(Clara Luper)和13名NAACP青年理事会成员领导的静坐会。
On November 1, 2025, Oklahoma City dedicated the Clara Luper National Sit-In Plaza at the site of the former Katz Drug Store, honoring the 1958 sit-in led by educator Clara Luper and 13 NAACP Youth Council members.
这座重达 4 吨的青铜雕塑以真人大小的人物为特色,包括一个开放式座椅,纪念美国首次成功的静坐,该静坐迅速废除了 Katz 商店的种族隔离并激发了全国范围内的民权抗议活动。
The 4-ton bronze sculpture, featuring life-sized figures including an open seat, commemorates the first successful sit-in in the U.S., which rapidly desegregated Katz stores and inspired nationwide civil rights protests.
该项目由私人捐款资助,多年来开发,有10名原始参与者参加,其中包括卢珀的女儿,并强调非暴力行动在推动社会变革方面的力量。
The project, funded by private donations and developed over years, was attended by ten of the original participants, including Luper’s daughter, and emphasized the power of nonviolent action in driving social change.