Oral History

Shareka Abbo - On her memories of the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

Interviewed on August 29, 2025

Patricia “Pat” Jackson: We have a young lady coming up. Come right up young lady.

Shareka Abbo: Good evening, everyone. My name is Shareka Abbo. I will just say we were very blessed to be able to grow up in this neighborhood. I think we moved here when I was 13 over on Starlight Drive. Just to be close to a community pool, a community center, to be able to hang out with my friends, and my classmates, it was a nice thing to be able to have so close to you, and walking distance also. I am now a proud homeowner, a Habitat for Humanity home across the street [cheers], so not only did I get to experience growing up here and having the opportunity to come to a local community pool but my daughter also has that opportunity now. So I’m very grateful and blessed and thankful for that. I just want to say thank you!

Shareka Abbo - On her memories of the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

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Oral history interview of Abbo, Shareka on August 29, 2025 at A.D. Clark Pool, Hargraves Center, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Shareka Abbo - On her memories of the A.D. Clark Pool (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed September 13, 2026, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/shareka-abbo-on-her-memories-of-the-ad-clark-pool-clip.

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