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Transcript of Interview with Clark by unidentified interviewer, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents note

Clark details her life chronologically, speaking of the difference between her mother and father, the effect of poverty on them, her childhood, the meaning of being a lady in her era, her schooling at Avery and elsewhere, her teaching career, membership in the NAACP, her husband and children, living with the Clarks in North Carolina, her work with the YWCA, Judge and Mrs. J. Waties Waring, work at Highlander Center, the transfer of Citizenship Schools to Southern Christian Leadership Conference, her work with Andrew Young, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Cotton, Ella Baker, and others there, SCLC's treatment of women, non-violence and her estimation of the current situation in Charleston and the country.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-1988 and undated

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 11.5 linear feet (15 archival boxes, 3 record cartons, 2 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

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