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Clark Historic Landmark Site, Rural Roanoke, Randolph County, AL - An Alabama Historic Landmark Site
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  • ABOUT
    • The Life & Legacy Of Wilkie Clark >
      • JAMES C. BARKSDALE
      • THE HISTORY OF THE AWARD-WINNING RANDOLPH COUNTY BRANCH, 5053, NAACP
      • THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LUCIUS L. FLEMING
    • The Life & Legacy Of Mrs. Hattie Lee Peters Clark
    • Wilkie Clark's Daughter
    • EVENTS & PROGRAMS
    • VISIT
    • CONTACT
  • EXPLORE
    • DOCUMENT REPOSITORY & ARTIFACTS >
      • 1913: HATTIE PETERS CLARK BORN IN OAK BOWERY, CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALBAMA
      • 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
      • 1969: Local Paper Reports On Wilkie Clark SBA Loan Approval
      • 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
      • Holding of city prisoners protested
      • 1981 - July 18 - The Clark's Incorporate Clark Funeral Home
      • 1988-8-9 [THE ANNISTON STAR]-Bush Scores With Speech
      • Hear Him Speak
      • MRS. HATTIE LEE PETERS CLARK PASSES IN ROANOKE, RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA
      • MRS. HATTIE P. CLARK: A Prolific Letter Writer
      • February 23, 1989 - A Special Visitor The Day Mama Died
      • Anniston Star Article On Mama's Passing
      • WILKIE CLARK'S TRAGIC DEATH
      • 2005 January 24, Proclamation Issued By Randolph County Commission
      • 2005 February 14 Proclamation Issued By City Of Roanoke
      • 2005 February 19 Proclamation Issued By City Of Roanoke
      • The Wilkie Clark Memorial Foundation
    • 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
    • INSPIRING STORIES >
      • ART & WOODROW ALLEN BUSH
  • LIFE AFTER DEATH
  • MEDIA
    • THE SOUTHERN JUSTICE ARCHIVE
    • PRESS RELEASES
  • PAY RESPECTS
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • SHOP
  • VIRTUAL TOURS
  • UPDATES

Clark HISTORIC LANDMARK SITE 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

Inspiring stories

Legends of Faith, Fire & FearlessnessPicture
"Legends of Faith, Fire & Fearlessness"
Inspiring Stories
Where Ordinary Lives Tell Extraordinary Truths

This section of the Clark Historic Landmark Site is a sacred space where history breathes—not through monuments or museum walls, but through the voices of real people whose courage carried generations.

​Here, we honor true stories of Black perseverance, quiet resistance, heroic defiance, and deep-rooted dignity. These narratives remind us that heroes are not only found in headlines—they often live in families, farms, and front porches.

From the sharecroppers of Alabama to civil rights foot soldiers, from unsolved injustices to powerful apologies long overdue--these are the stories that move us, shape us, and define us.


​Why “Super‑Duper”?Because ordinary isn’t enough. These heroes aren’t just “above average”—they are the gold standard of moral courage, enduring faith, and radical perseverance. They’ve shaped lives, policies, and hearts—and their stories are invitations for us all to rise higher.

Come witness the lives that still speak.
The truths that still burn.
The legacies we now carry forward.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • The Life & Legacy Of Wilkie Clark >
      • JAMES C. BARKSDALE
      • THE HISTORY OF THE AWARD-WINNING RANDOLPH COUNTY BRANCH, 5053, NAACP
      • THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LUCIUS L. FLEMING
    • The Life & Legacy Of Mrs. Hattie Lee Peters Clark
    • Wilkie Clark's Daughter
    • EVENTS & PROGRAMS
    • VISIT
    • CONTACT
  • EXPLORE
    • DOCUMENT REPOSITORY & ARTIFACTS >
      • 1913: HATTIE PETERS CLARK BORN IN OAK BOWERY, CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALBAMA
      • 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
      • 1969: Local Paper Reports On Wilkie Clark SBA Loan Approval
      • 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
      • Holding of city prisoners protested
      • 1981 - July 18 - The Clark's Incorporate Clark Funeral Home
      • 1988-8-9 [THE ANNISTON STAR]-Bush Scores With Speech
      • Hear Him Speak
      • MRS. HATTIE LEE PETERS CLARK PASSES IN ROANOKE, RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA
      • MRS. HATTIE P. CLARK: A Prolific Letter Writer
      • February 23, 1989 - A Special Visitor The Day Mama Died
      • Anniston Star Article On Mama's Passing
      • WILKIE CLARK'S TRAGIC DEATH
      • 2005 January 24, Proclamation Issued By Randolph County Commission
      • 2005 February 14 Proclamation Issued By City Of Roanoke
      • 2005 February 19 Proclamation Issued By City Of Roanoke
      • The Wilkie Clark Memorial Foundation
    • 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
    • INSPIRING STORIES >
      • ART & WOODROW ALLEN BUSH
  • LIFE AFTER DEATH
  • MEDIA
    • THE SOUTHERN JUSTICE ARCHIVE
    • PRESS RELEASES
  • PAY RESPECTS
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • SHOP
  • VIRTUAL TOURS
  • UPDATES