Euline Williams Brock (June 2, 1932 - July 1, 2018) was a mayor, educator, and author in

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. Her husband Horace Brock and she had a long affiliation with the

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. The downtown transit center in

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, is named for her. She helped establish a scholarship fund for African Americans and light rail service from Denton to Dallas.

Early life

She was born Francis Eline Williams in

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, and grew up in

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. She studied at

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before transferring to the

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in Austin and graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1952 and a master's degree in English literature in 1954. She joined the English department of what became the University of North Texas.

Career

After going back to school in the late 1960s for a PhD studying the role of African-American politicians in the

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during the post-Civil War

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, Brock taught history at

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and

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. She wrote an article on Jewish and Black Reconstruction-era Mississippi Secretary of Education Thomas W. Cardozo, describing him as a scoundrel. She served three terms on the city council and was mayor of Denton from 2000 until 2006.

Personal life

She married business professor Horace Brock and had three children. She donated to the

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References

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