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Fifty Years Ago, Black Activists Stood Up to Discrimination by Sitting Downnew

When 13 youths requested equal service at Katz Drug Store on Aug. 19, 1958, they tipped off what some say were the first major sustained sit-ins in the American civil rights movement.
Oklahoma Gazette  |  Emily Jerman  |  08-06-2008  |  Race & Class

Oklahoma (In)Justicenew

Accused of killing a cop's son, one woman learns the hard way that in Oklahoma City justice isn't blind. It works for the prosecution.
Dallas Observer  |  Glenna Whitley  |  07-25-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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