Quakertown | Oral History

Quakertown

OH 1638

For the Quakertown Oral History Project. Former resident of Denton’s historic all-black Quakertown neighborhood and long-time Denton resident. Childhood in Quakertown; family history; family’s forced move out of Quakertown to Solomon Hill neighborhood of Denton; race relations in Denton; participation in Denton Christian Women’s Fellowship; family’s historical memories of Quakertown.

OH 1636

For the Quakertown Oral History Project. First-generation descendant through marriage of Quakertown residents. Childhood and early education in Lampasas and Austin, Texas; 1958 marriage to Rev. “Willie” Clark, who had grown up in Quakertown; move to Denton; family’s experience in Denton; participation in Denton Christian Women’s Fellowship; husband’s feelings regarding Denton’s Civic Center Park, on the site of Quakertown.