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OKCPHIL to celebrate Clara Luper
by okcfriday
By Mark Beutler OKCPHIL Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Before Alexander Mickelthwate moved to Oklahoma City five years ago, one of the first things he did was begin studying Oklahoma’s history.
As the music director of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Mickelthwate wanted to gain some insight into his new community.
During his research, one name that kept recurring was civil rights leader Clara Luper.
“As a kid growing up in
Germany, I idolized America,” Mickelthwate said. “The culture intrigued me and I was inspired by the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s. Rosa Parks, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.—what an inspiration they were, and what a legacy they left behind. Not just a legacy of equality, but a legacy of peace and love. And with Clara Luper, Oklahoma City had its own civil rights icon.”
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