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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

Chief Cook and Bottlewasher: The Unconquerable Soul of wilkie claRK


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“A Defiant Testament to the Power of One Man’s Courage — And One Daughter’s Unyielding Love.”
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Chief Cook and Bottle-Washer: The Unconquerable Soul of Wilkie Clark is more than a biography — it is a truth-telling, heart-shaking journey into the life of a remarkable Black man who refused to bow to the forces that tried to silence him. Written by his daughter, Charlotte A. Clark-Frieson, this book is an unapologetic tribute to Wilkie Clark — a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights leader, entrepreneur, and the backbone of a rural Alabama community that tried to push him down but could never keep him there.

Through riveting storytelling, raw honesty, and a daughter’s fierce devotion, Charlotte captures Wilkie Clark’s battles against segregation, injustice, and economic exclusion. She brings the reader face-to-face with the quiet heroics of a Black father’s love, a community’s struggle, and a family’s legacy that refuses to be buried or forgotten.
This book is a must-read for anyone who cherishes real stories of resilience, faith, family, and the hidden heroes of the civil rights movement whose names may not be in textbooks — but whose impact echoes through generations. Chief Cook and Bottle-Washer will stir your soul, challenge your assumptions, and remind you why it is so vital to tell our own stories before history buries them.

Wilkie Clark was more than a man — he was an unconquerable soul. His story deserves your time — and your heart."

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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