Clara Luper

January 10, 2024
Civil Rights Leader

Quick Facts

Clara Luper
Full Name Clara Luper
Occupation Civil Rights Leader
Date Of Birth May 30, 1923(1923-05-30)
Age 101
Date Of Death 2011-06-08
Birthplace Okfuskee
Country United States
Birth City Oklahoma
Horoscope Taurus

Clara Luper Biography

Name Clara Luper
Birthday May 30
Birth Year 1923
Place Of Birth Okfuskee
Home Town Oklahoma
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Taurus

Clara Luper is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on May 30, 1923 in Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States. A civil rights activist during the Civil Rights Movement who directly affected and participated during the Oklahoma City Sit-in. She was instrumental in the desegregation of hundreds of establishments across Oklahoma in the 50’s and early 60’s.

She had a direct impact on the final outcome of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s efforts.

The daughter was Ezell Shepard and Isabell Shepard.

Clara Luper Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Civil Rights Leader
House Living in own house.

Clara Luper is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Clara Luper 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She graduated with the B.A. in mathematics with minor in history at Langston University in 1944.

Her role was as an adviser to The Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council that had a lot of influence over the outcome from Montgomery Bus Boycott. Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Clara Luper Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Clara Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Clara Luper celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

Why was Clara Luper so important?

From 1958 to 1964 Clara Luper was a major leader of the fight to end segregation in Oklahoma. She led the campaigns to gain equal banking rights, employment opportunities, open housing, and voting rights.

Was Clara Luper married?

LUPER, CLARA SHEPARD (1923–2011). Educator and Civil Rights leader Clara Shepard Luper was born in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. The daughter of Ezell and Isabell Shepard, she married Charles P. Wilson and had three children, Calvin, Marilyn Luper Hildreth, and Chelle Marie.

Did Clara Luper write a book?

June 22, 1963. Clara Mae Shepard Luper fought for equality in the state she loved. In her book, Beyond the Walls , she writes about a time when she was in elementary school in Hoffman, Oklahoma. From a young age, she had a love for books and a love for learning.

How old is Clara Luper?

88 years (1923–2011)

How did Clara Luper get involved in the civil rights movement?

Luper became the advisor for the Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council in 1957 while working as a history teacher at Dunjee High School in Spencer, Oklahoma. The message and success of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery bus boycott influenced her activism, along with personal tragedies related to segregation.

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