Clark Funeral Home, Roanoke, AL - An Alabama Historic Site
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    • GENERAL INFORMATION >
      • 1939 - August 11, 1939: Diploma from Alabama A & M
      • First Mention Of Wilkie Clark In A Newspaper
      • 1941 - Registration For The Draft
      • 1941- 1945 - Military Service
      • 1948: Mr. & Mrs. Clark Wed In Anniston
      • 1949: Cobb Avenue High School Veterans Class
      • 1951: August 10, 1951-Bachelor Of Science Degree in Elementary Education
      • 1951: Voting
      • 1953-9-11: MR. & MRS. CLARK WELCOME THEIR BABY GIRL, CHARLOTTE
      • 1963: SEPTIC TANK CLEANING
      • 1973: Tommy L. Wilkes Controversy
      • 1976: The Clark's Venture Into Politics
      • 1978 - February 28,1978 - Councilman George Poole
      • Emancipation
      • 1981 - "Y-A-W-N" Edgar Stevenson IRES Black Community
      • 1981 - July 18 - The Clark's Incorporate Clark Funeral Home
      • 1988-8-9 [THE ANNISTON STAR]-Bush Scores With Speech
      • Hear Him Speak
      • February 23, 1989 - A Special Visitor The Day Mama Died
      • Anniston Star Article On Mama's Passing
    • EDUCATION >
      • EDUCATION: Before-Desegregation
      • EDUCATION: After Desegregation >
        • 2005-December: Rosella Knight Parker Story
      • DR. EFFIE JEAN FIELDS' RESEARCH
      • THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. ALVIN THORNTON
    • NAACP PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
    • POLICING
    • POLITICS & POLITICAL ACTION >
      • THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF BISHOP LATHONIA J. WRIGHT
    • CHURCH/RELIGIOUS
    • RECREATION >
      • 1989, JUNE: SUMMER CAMP
    • VOTING RIGHTS >
      • JEROME GRAY
      • The 1980s: A Decade Of Voting Rights Activism
      • 1983: Working To Implement Deputy Voter Registrars
      • 1984 - NAACP Supports Roanoke Suit
      • THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF REVEREND R. L. HEFLIN
    • MRS. HATTIE P. CLARK: A Prolific Letter Writer
    • WILKIE CLARK'S DEATH
    • The Wilkie Clark Memorial Foundation
  • LIFE AFTER DEATH
  • MEDIA
    • PRESS RELEASES
  • PAY RESPECTS
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • SHOP
  • VIRTUAL TOURS
  • UPDATES

Clark Funeral Home, Roanoke, Alabama

A Guided Digital Tour Of The Lives, Legacies and Works Of Wilkie And Hattie Lee (Peters) Clark as presented by their offspring:  their only daughter, Mrs. Charlotte A. Clark-Frieson; grandson, Wilkie S. Frieson, and Granddaughter, Je'Lynn M. Frieson.
AN ALABAMA HISTORIC LANDMARK SITE

August 20, 1951 First Documentation of Wilkie Clark as a Registered Voter

The document below shows Wilkie Clark's delayed birth certificate.  This document is important for many reasons. 
First, it readily shows that many black births during that time were UNREGISTERED which allows any one to understand how insignificant black life was during Wilkie Clark's coming into the world.  From the word "GO' there was the sense that black life DIDN'T MATTER enough for anybody to mandate that the birth of a child in 1920 be put on the record.  This made it necessary in later years, for thousands of black citizens to ultimately seek to register their own births by obtaining "delayed birth certificates." 
But, the other reason why this document is important, is because it shows that as early as 1951, he understood the importance of black citizens voting.
One of the three required documents used to validate his birthdate, was his voter registration card, issued August 20, 1951 by the Randolph County Board of Registrars.
This lets us know that Clark was already an activist long before it was even considered safe for blacks ANYWHERE in the state of Alabama to be activist.  Blacks who wanted to vote during this time period were often considered "trouble-makers."

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CLARK HISTORIC SITE, Roanoke, alabama  36274

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • The Life & Legacy Of Wilkie Clark >
      • THE HISTORY OF THE RANDOLPH COUNTY BRANCH, 5053, NAACP
    • The Life & Legacy Of Mrs. Hattie Lee Peters Clark
    • CONTACT
  • DOCUMENT REPOSITORY & HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS
    • GENERAL INFORMATION >
      • 1939 - August 11, 1939: Diploma from Alabama A & M
      • First Mention Of Wilkie Clark In A Newspaper
      • 1941 - Registration For The Draft
      • 1941- 1945 - Military Service
      • 1948: Mr. & Mrs. Clark Wed In Anniston
      • 1949: Cobb Avenue High School Veterans Class
      • 1951: August 10, 1951-Bachelor Of Science Degree in Elementary Education
      • 1951: Voting
      • 1953-9-11: MR. & MRS. CLARK WELCOME THEIR BABY GIRL, CHARLOTTE
      • 1963: SEPTIC TANK CLEANING
      • 1973: Tommy L. Wilkes Controversy
      • 1976: The Clark's Venture Into Politics
      • 1978 - February 28,1978 - Councilman George Poole
      • Emancipation
      • 1981 - "Y-A-W-N" Edgar Stevenson IRES Black Community
      • 1981 - July 18 - The Clark's Incorporate Clark Funeral Home
      • 1988-8-9 [THE ANNISTON STAR]-Bush Scores With Speech
      • Hear Him Speak
      • February 23, 1989 - A Special Visitor The Day Mama Died
      • Anniston Star Article On Mama's Passing
    • EDUCATION >
      • EDUCATION: Before-Desegregation
      • EDUCATION: After Desegregation >
        • 2005-December: Rosella Knight Parker Story
      • DR. EFFIE JEAN FIELDS' RESEARCH
      • THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. ALVIN THORNTON
    • NAACP PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
    • POLICING
    • POLITICS & POLITICAL ACTION >
      • THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF BISHOP LATHONIA J. WRIGHT
    • CHURCH/RELIGIOUS
    • RECREATION >
      • 1989, JUNE: SUMMER CAMP
    • VOTING RIGHTS >
      • JEROME GRAY
      • The 1980s: A Decade Of Voting Rights Activism
      • 1983: Working To Implement Deputy Voter Registrars
      • 1984 - NAACP Supports Roanoke Suit
      • THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF REVEREND R. L. HEFLIN
    • MRS. HATTIE P. CLARK: A Prolific Letter Writer
    • WILKIE CLARK'S DEATH
    • The Wilkie Clark Memorial Foundation
  • LIFE AFTER DEATH
  • MEDIA
    • PRESS RELEASES
  • PAY RESPECTS
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • SHOP
  • VIRTUAL TOURS
  • UPDATES