Document Repository & Historical Artifacts

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GENERAL INFORMATION
PLEASE NOTE:  The emoji⭐ preceding a listing denotes "Hero" designation
                            The emoji ⚔️ precedig a listing denotes "Superhero" designation
                            The emoji ⚡ preceding a listing denotes "Super-Duper-Hero" designation
                            The emoji 😈 preceding a listing denotes "Antagonist" designation
 The Life and Legacy Of Wilkie Clark
⚔️ The History Of The Award-Winning Randolph County Branch, NAACP #5053
The Life and Legacy Of  Mrs. Hattie Lee (Peters) Clark
Mrs. Hattie P. Clark:  A Prolific Letter-Writer
Wilkie Clark's Daughter
​⭐ ​The Life and Legacy of Lucius Livingston Fleming
⭐ A Deeper Dive Into The Life and Legacy Of Lucius Livingston Fleming
😈 James C. Barksdale
1913 May 5:  Hattie Lee Peters is born in Oak Bowery, Chambers County, Alabama
1941: Aug 13 -  First Mention Of Wilkie Clark In A Newspape (Age 21)  
August 11, 1939:  Mrs. Clark's receives Degree from Alabama A & M University
1941:  Registration For The Draft
1941-1945: Military Service
1948:  Mr. & Mrs. Clark Wed In Anniston, Alabama
1949: Cobb Avenue High School Graduation from Veterans Class
​1949 - June 5 1949:  Wilkie Clark included among Veterans recognized in The Anniston Star for
1949 - August 26:  [The Roanoke Leader] Reports Mrs. Clark included among several new teachers hired to teach at the new Randolph County Training School For Negores
1951: August 10, 1951 Mrs. Clark receives Bachelor Of Science Degree in Elementary Education
1951:  Voting
1953: September 11, 1953 Mr. & Mrs. Clark welcome their baby girl, Charlotte
1963: Septic Tank Cleaning
1969-June: The Randolph Leader Reports on SBA Loan Received by Wilkie Clark
1973: Tommy L. Wilkes Controversy at Randolph County High School
1978: February 28, 1978 Councilman George Poole
Emancipation Proclamation Programs
1981:  Y-A-W-N —Edgar Stevenson IRES Black Community
1981:  The Clarks Incorporate Clark Funeral Home
1988-8-9 The Anniston Star, Bush Scores With Speech
​1989-February-23:  Mrs. Hattie Lee Peters Clark Passes in Roanoke Randolph County, Alabama
1989: February 23, 1989 — A Special Visitor the Day Mama Died
1989:  February 24, 1989 — Anniston Star Article ON Mama's Passing
1989:  July 29, 1989 — Wilkie Clark's Tragic Death
HEAR HIM SPEAK
2005: January 24 — Proclamation Issued by Randolph County Commission Commissioner Lathonia J. Wright
2005: February 14 — Proclamation Issued by The City Of Roanoke Mayor Henry V. "Spec" Bonner
2005: February 19 — Proclamation Issued by The City Of Five Point, Mayor Geneva Bledsoe​​
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
Wilkie Clark's Faith-Based Activities
EDUCATION
​Education Before Desegregation aka "Separate But Equal"
Education After Desegregation aka "Integration" 
⚔️​1973: Tommy L. Wilkes Controversy at Randolph County High School
⭐2005 Rosella Knight Parker's Story
⚔️​ Dr. Effie Jean Fields' Research
⚔️​ The Life and Contributions Of Dr. Alvin Thornton
HUMAN RIGHTS
You may find many references to individuals that the Clark's worked with, or assisted, that don't fit into any particular category listed on this page.   However it is important to note that no matter what type of issue they were dealing with, UNDER THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, all of these issues translate to "Human Rights."  Therefore, you may run across some cases that don't fit any particular topic.  In that case, we would consider it a "Human Rights" issue.
NAACP PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
NAACP PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
​This page will take you to additional resources, articles and information related to how Clark implemented the NAACP's national initiatives at the local level.   
POLICING
Policing
​This page will take you to additional resources, articles and information related to how Policing issues affected the African American Communities throughout this region.
POLITICS & POLITICAL ACTION
1976: The Clarks Venture Into Politics
1976: March 21, 1976, [The Anniston Star] Democratic field packed with candidates
1988 - Blacks Protest Hospital Board Appointments
⚔️​ The Life and Contributions Of Bishop Lathonia J. Wright
PROTESTS
Late 1970s:  Marches Against Police Brutality  (Topic Is Covered On This Page; Check out all articles)  
1981: January 21, 1981 [The Randolph Leader]  Holding Of City Prisoners protested
1981:  Y-A-W-N —Edgar Stevenson IRES Black Community​
​1988 - Blacks Protest Hospital Board Appointments
RECREATION
Mr. & Mrs. Clark Advocates For Recreation
​​1989 Mrs. Juanita Wright Organizes Wilkie Clark Community Center Summer Camp
VOTING RIGHTS
⚔️ Dr. Jerome A. Gray
​The 1980s:  A Decade Of Voting Rights Activism
⚔️​ The Life and Contributions Of Dr. Jerome A. Gray
​1983 - Working To Implement Deputy Voter Registrars
1984 - 1984-11-15 [The Anniston Star]-NAACP Supports Suit
⚔️​ The Life and Contributions of Reverend R. L. Heflin
LIFE AFTER DEATH
This section of our Digital Archives is packed full of information about​ local efforts to continue the Legacies of Wilkie and Hattie Lee (Peters) Clark after their deaths in 1989.   This section features events, organizations, and the community's efforts to remember their legacies and honor their sacrifices with respect to the social and economic issues that confronted them, and consumed the greater part of their lives.   These are issues that not only affected and shaped black communities in the past, but that continue to challenge our communities in the present.   To Visit this Section of our Digital Repository, please visit "Life After Death" in the Main Menu 
STORIES THAT WILL INSPIRE YOU AND WARM YOUR HEART
Our "Real" Black Panther
 ⚡ Art Bush & Woodrow Allen Bush (From the 1930s) 
THE WILKIE CLARK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
The Wilkie Clark Memorial Foundation, Inc.