Overview

• The sculpture now stands at Robinson Avenue and Main Street where Clara Luper and NAACP Youth Council students staged sit-ins in 1958.
• Designed by a Brooklyn firm, the piece depicts participants at a lunch counter, including Marilyn and Calvin Luper.
• Local reports differ on the bronze’s weight, citing either five tons or 8,000 pounds, and crews used a crane to set it in place.
• Organizers describe the installation as a permanent memorial meant to teach future generations about nonviolent protest and desegregation.
• A separate statue of Clara Luper is not yet in place but is expected to be completed by Nov. 1 for the plaza’s dedication.