Children of the Civil Rights

No one knew the Oklahoma kids were heroes, not even the kids themselves.

Children of the Civil Rights

7.020150h 57mDir. Julia Clifford

For six years, a group of kids went into restaurants and asked for service. It never got violent, it never made national news, but these kids desegregated every restaurant in Oklahoma City except one before the 1964 Civil Rights Act was made into law. Children of the Civil Rights, a documentary film, shares their six year odyssey to freedom. This is a story about the strength of youth.

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Cast

Julian Bond

Julian Bond

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Bob Bruosseau

Bob Bruosseau

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Bob Clifford

Bob Clifford

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Sue Clifford

Sue Clifford

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John Lewis

John Lewis

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Steve Delaney

Steve Delaney

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Jimmy Stewart, Sr.

Jimmy Stewart, Sr.

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Joyce Henderson

Joyce Henderson

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Wayne Thompson

Wayne Thompson

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Clara Luper

Clara Luper

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Hannibal B. Johnson

Hannibal B. Johnson

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Martha King

Martha King

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Marilyn Luper

Marilyn Luper

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Gloria Matthews

Gloria Matthews

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