Centennial Meeting and Conference September 23

Association for the Study of African American Life and History CENTENNIAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2015 Sheraton Hotel Downtown • Atlanta, Georgia

ASALH • 2225 Georgia Avenue • Suite 331 • Washington, DC 20059 • www.asalh.org • Phone: 202-238-5910 ANNIVERSARY ASALH ON YOUR A+E NETWORKS CONGRATULATES CENTENNIAL

55 TRINITY AVE, S.W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30335-0300

TEL (404) 330-6100 Kasim Reed MAYOR

September 23, 2015

As Mayor of the City of Atlanta, it is my pleasure to welcome the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) as you host the 100th Annual ASALH Meeting and Conference.

Founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the dedication of ASALH is rooted in the study and appreciation of African-American History, which is vital to our city and country. As a collective force, you inspire us all to make positive impacts in our communities. As you gather for this event, the City of Atlanta thanks you for your invaluable efforts and endeavors to bring together and educate our residents.

While in our city, we encourage attendees to explore the many attractions Atlanta has to offer including: the Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Center, the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Children’s Museum of Atlanta, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, College Football Hall of Fame and many more. We invite you to share in our Southern hospitality, sample cuisine at our many fine restaurants and enjoy the rich and diverse heritage of our city.

On behalf of the people of Atlanta, I extend best wishes to you for a memorable and remarkable event.

Sincerely,

Mayor Kasim Reed ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY,INC. 2225 Georgia Ave., NW, Suite 331, Washington, DC 20059 Phone (202) 238-5910 Fax (202) 986-1506 Website: www.asalh.org • Email: [email protected]

Officers of Executive Council September 24, 2014 Dr. Daryl Michael Scott President Howard University Dear ASALH Members and Conventioneers, Officers of Executive Council Dr. Janet Sims-Wood Dear ASALH Convention Participant: Vice President for Membership Dr. Daryl Michael Scott Words cannot express how honored I am to greet you at this Centennial Annual Meeting and Conference for our Prince George’s County College President Howard University organization, ASALH. I often reﬂ ect on Dr. Woodson and the vision he cultivated over 100 years ago. To uphold Ms. Zende Clark On behalf of the Executive Council of the Association for the Study of African American Secretary Dr. Janet Sims-Wood thisth vision, we must continue to innovate as we provide the history and accomplishments of our people, in order Fordham University Life and History, weVice welcome President for you Membership to our 99 Annual Convention. As we explore this year’s national Black historyPrince theme, George’s CountyCivil CollegeRights into America garner support, we hope from to moreinspire organizations you to reflect and on individuals. the I would like to thank each of you for your support, Mr. Troy Thornton Ms. Zende Clark Treasurer which has made this celebration of 100 years possible. struggle for equality in America. Secretary Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY Fordham University Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus I am extremely proud to have served as your leader for the past thirteen years. ASALH’s success is owed to a As W.E.B Du BoisMr. wisely Troy Thornton stated, “There is no such force in the world as the force of a Executive Director Treasurer great team of supporters whom I would like to thank. To my dedicated and over-worked staff, please know how person determinedGoldman to rise.Sachs &The Co. Newhuman York, NYsoul cannot be permanently chained.” While the brutal much I appreciate all that you do. Byron Dunn, Alfreda Edwards, Karen May, and our newest member, Liesl dehumanization of AfricanMs. Americans Sylvia Y. Cyrus was continually used to sever black morale, the united effort Class of 2014 Executive Director Semper, have been great advocates for ASALH. Thank you for standing by my side to do what sometimes seems Mr. Roy Betts of black individuals around the nation formed a foundation of hope and perseverance that is still Bowie, MD present in our communities today.Class Toof 2015 counteract impossible. systems of oppression people of African descent Ms. Dorothy Bailey Dr. Bettye Gardner formed organizations such as the Colored Convention movement and the National Association for Prince Georges County Truth Branch, MD To our Centennial President, Daryl Scott, you have weathered many challenges and have proved that you have Coppin State University the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that provided African Americans a platform to Ms. Kenya King Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter been the right leader for this historic occasion. One of your legacies is the work you have put into the ASALH share their lived Blackexperiences Rose Foundation, with Atlanta, the restGA of the world. Atlanta, GA publications, namely the Journal of African American History while supporting our Editor, V.P. Franklin. You Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Dr. Lionel Kimble Chicago State Universityth have also helped revitalize the Black History Bulletin while guiding Co-Editors La Vonne Neal and Alicia Moore Cabin John, MD We are honored to hold our 99 Annual Convention in Memphis, Tennessee, a city rich to strengthen this publication that is so important to our educational programming. The importance of the new Dr. Carlton Wilson with African American history.Ms. KenyaWhile King the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dramatically Atlanta, GA North Carolina Central University altered the atmosphere in Memphis, it remainspublications a thriving like site Fire!!!: of civil The rights Digital activism Black and Studies economic Journal , which is co-edited by Marilyn Thomas-House, Dr. Edna Green Medford and the Woodson’s Review, a Black History Theme magazine, will be more apparent each year. Through your opportunity for African Americans.Howard University As you explore these historic grounds, we encourage you to Class of 2015 leadership, the ASALH Press was created and The Mis-Education of the Negro, Message in the Music, Woodson’s Ms. Dorothy Bailey reflect on the numerous musiciansMs. Gina that Paige began their careers on Beale Street (including W.C. Handy, Prince Georges County Truth Branch, MD the father of blues)African and Ancestry, the brilliant Washington, hits DC that Appeal,were written The Negro at the in Lorraine Sports, and Motel, The theHistory site ofof Dr.the Elks and The History of Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority were Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter Martin Luther King Jr’s death.Dr. Annette It is Palmer our hopeall that published you are or able republished. to experience all that Memphis has Black Rose Foundation to offer and that these historicMorgan State surroundings University deeply enrich your convention experience. Dr. Lionel Kimble Mr. Randy Rice Our Centennial Chair Sheila Flemming-Hunter has led a team of friends, members and supporters of ASALH University of Chicago Los Angeles, CA We thank the Academic Program Committeethrough a planning for its leadership process for and this hard year. work Your to tireless efforts and dedication to Carter G. Woodson and Mary Dr. Edna Green Medford Dr. Paula Seniors McLeod Bethune have resulted in a year that has been beyond our expectations. Special thanks go to all the orchestrate the participation of ourVirginia presenters Tech this year. We are confident that all who attend will be Howard University members of the team who lead events in our birthplace, Chicago, our place of incorporation, Washington, D.C., enlightened and invigorated byClass the ofmany 2016 expositions and dialogues that will transpire. A special Ms. Gina Paige and other locations around the country. African Ancestry thanks to our Honorary Dr. Evelyn Co-Chairs Brooks Higginbotham and members of the Honorary Committee for furthering the Harvard University mission of ASALH in Memphis. To the Local Arrangements Committee, we extend a deep Dr. Annette Palmer To our current and past Executive Council members, thank you for the time, talent and treasures that you have Morgan State University heartfelt thank you for manyDr. Cornelius hours Bynumof dedicated service. Purdue University brought to ASALH. ASALH is an organization with a dedicated membership. We have a number of individuals Mr. Randy Rice Farmers Insurance Dr. Jim Harper attending this conference who have attended thirty or more conferences. Thank you for keeping the faith. To our To the ASALHNorth Carolina staff, Central consultants, University and volunteers, know that your timeless efforts are Dr. Paula Seniors greatly appreciated. We acknowledge and extendbranch a leadersspecial andthank members, you to ourit has corporate been a delight sponsors, to see the growth of our branches and in branch membership. Virginia Tech Dr. Monroe Little The programming that you do in our communities is one of the important ways that we disseminate the history of media partners, and supportersIndiana who University have helped to make this convention possible. African Americans. Class of 2016 Mr. Gilbert Smith Finally, we thank allWashington, attendees DC for standing with ASALH through a challenging time. We Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham To all my family and friends who have supported ASALH to this momentous occasion, I say thank you and keep Harvard University hope you find this meetingMs. Greer one Stanford-Randle that empowers you to empower others, and we hope to see you next Huber Heights, OH your dues current in order to uphold this incredible organization. year for our Centennial Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Cornelius Bynum Class of 2017 Purdue University The ﬁ rst one hundred years has laid a great foundation. Onward and upward and God bless you all. Dr. Thomas C. Battle Dr. Jim Harper Sincerely, Howard Univ. Moorland Spingarn (Ret.) North Carolina Central University Dr. Martha Biondi Best regards, Northwestern University Dr. Monroe Little Indiana University Dr. Bettye Gardner Coppin State University Mr.Gilbert Smith Dr. James B. Stewart Washington, DC University of Pennsylvania Dr. Nikki Taylor Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle Daryl Michael Scott Texas State University Sylvia Y. Cyrus Huber Heights, OH National President Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Executive Director Cabin John, MD To promote, research, preserve, interpret, and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community...ASALH Mission

September 23, 2015 Officers of Executive Council Dr. Daryl Michael Scott President Dear ASALH Convention Participants, Howard University Dr. Janet Sims-Wood On behalf of the Executive Council of the Association for the Study of African American Life and Vice President for Membership Prince GeorgeÕ s County College History, we welcome you to the Centennial Meeting! In celebrating our centennial, we are asking you Ms. Zende Clark to explore events and milestones that we have traveled as a people in the course of our organization s Secretary Fordham University first century. Mr. Troy Thornton Treasurer When Carter G. Woodson called together James E. Stamps, William B. Hartgrove, George Cleveland Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus Hall, and A. L. Jackson on September 9, 1915, people of African descent lacked the most basic Executive Director rights in American society. Woodson brought them together under the belief that the dissemination

Class of 2015 of knowledge would play a vital role in empowering black people to transform themselves and how Ms. Dorothy Bailey they are seen in the eyes of the world. ASALH still believes in knowledge for empowerment and Prince Georges County Truth Branch, MD transformation. Our mission continues unabated, and we carry forth work of our founders. Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter Black Rose Foundation, Atlanta, GA Holding the Centennial meeting in Atlanta is fitting. Chicago and Washington, respectively, are the Dr. Lionel Kimble Chicago State University cities where we were founded, but Atlanta has been the place where we have returned frequently to

Ms. Kenya King renew our spirit as an organization. Over the last century, Atlanta has become a hub in the Africa Atlanta, GA diaspora, revealing the complex changes that have taken place within the Black world and the United Dr. Edna Green Medford Howard University States more generally.

Ms. Gina Paige African Ancestry, Washington, DC This year’s program is befitting of a Centennial in many ways. As V.P. Franklin retires from teaching

Dr. Annette Palmer and continues his work as editor of The Journal of African American History, we celebrate and explore Morgan State University his long-career of research and publishing. Leading scholars have come to participate on plenaries that Mr. Randy Rice reflect the role of music in our history, and the significance of black women in the African diaspora. Los Angeles, CA Dignitaries have lent their names and involvement in Presidential Sessions that span the range of issues Dr. Paula Seniors Virginia Tech confronting us from health care to the status of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Finally, Class of 2016 we are introducing a new format seminars named after leading ASALHites to increase intellectual Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Harvard University engagement on provocative topics in a national forum.

Dr. Cornelius Bynum Purdue University As with any Centennial, there are legions of people to thank, and we will do so elsewhere. Here, we will thank those whose efforts have made yet another Annual Meeting a great success. The Academic Dr. Jim Harper North Carolina Central University Program Committee, once again led by Lionel Kimble and Cornelius Bynum, has done an outstanding

Dr. Monroe Little job in putting together a stellar program. Our Local Arrangement Committee, headed by Dr. Akinyele Indiana University Umoja, has opened the doors to the city. The ASALH staff, consultants, and volunteers have risen to Mr. Gilbert Smith Washington, DC the occasion. Woodson would be proud of everyone involved, especially Sylvia Cyrus, our executive director. It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve with everyone. Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle Huber Heights, OH

Class of 2017

Dr. Thomas C. Battle Howard Univ. Moorland Spingarn (Ret.) Dr. Martha Biondi Northwestern University

Dr. Bettye Gardner Dr. Daryl Michael Scott Coppin State University National President Dr. James B. Stewart University of Pennsylvania Dr. Nikki Taylor Texas State University Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Cabin John, MD

Officers of Executive Council September 23, 2015 OfficersDr. of ExecutiveDaryl Michael Council Scott President Dr. Daryl Michael Scott Howard University President Dear Friends of ASALH and Centennial Conventioneers: Dr.Howard Janet Sims-Wood University Vice President for Membership Dr. Janet Sims-Wood Prince George’s County College Vice President for Membership It is with a deep sense of gratitude and passion that I welcome each of you to the Centennial Prince George’s Ms.County Zende College Clark Secretary Convention of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Like Ms. Zende Clark Fordham University Secretary you, I caught hold of the vision of Dr. Carter G. Woodson to help ensure that the story of FordhamMr. Troy University Thornton Treasurer Mr. Troy Thornton people of African descent is researched and disseminated throughout the world. It was during Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY Treasurer Goldman Sachs &Ms. Co. SylviaNew York, Y. Cyrus NY my studies at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) that I learned about ASALH. Executive Director Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus Throughout the succeeding years during my professional development I became enamored Executive Director Class of 2015 with ASALH, mainly because of Woodson’s genius that produced an organization of scholars Ms. ClassDorothy of Bailey2015 Prince Georges County Truth Branch, MD Ms. Dorothy Bailey and advocates working together on behalf of black life, culture and history. While I am a Prince GeorgesDr. County Sheila Truth Flemming-Hunter Branch, MD student of history and as such hope that this organization continues, I recognize that it takes all BlackDr. Rose Sheila Foundation, Flemming-Hunter Atlanta, GA Black Rose Foundation, Atlanta, GA Dr. Lionel Kimble of us to ensure it thrives. Each and every one of us has something we can consistently Chicago State University Dr. Lionel Kimble th Chicago State University contribute to ASALH. I strongly encourage you to reflect on this idea during this 100 Ms. Kenya King Atlanta, GA Dr. Edna Green Medford anniversary and I challenge you to make a commitment to do your part to continue to help Dr. EdnaHoward Green University Medford build it so that our children’s grandchildren will be able to celebrate the next hundred years. Howard University Ms. Gina Paige African Ancestry, Washington,Ms. Gina Paige DC African Ancestry,Dr. Annette Washington, Palmer DC There are so many to thank for making the centennial year a success. The Executive Council for Morgan State University Dr. Annette Palmer their confidence in me and my dear friend and leader, Susan L. Taylor, who not only leads the MorganMr. State Randy University Rice Los Angeles, CA National Honorary Committee, she also epitomizes what it means to contribute a life’s work, Mr. Randy Rice Dr. LosPaula Angeles, Seniors CA quite like Woodson, on behalf of a people. We are grateful to all the members of the National Virginia Tech Dr. Paula Seniors Virginia Tech Honorary Committee and Atlanta Honorary Committee. The branches in Chicago, Washington, Class of 2016 Dr. Evelyn Brooks HigginbothamClass of 2016 DC, Atlanta and throughout the country are commended for the yeoman’s job of planning and Harvard University Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Harvard University implementing celebrations that underscore what we are really about: keeping and telling the Dr. Cornelius Bynum Purdue University Dr. Cornelius Bynum story of our people in their locales because all history is local. The staff, too, led by Sylvia Cyrus, Purdue University Dr. Jim Harper North Carolina Central University should be applauded because without them we cannot be an organization on the precipice of Dr. Jim Harper North Carolina Central University greatness. Most of all, I thank our National President, Dr. Daryl Scott, for without his insatiable Dr. Monroe Little Indiana University Dr. Monroe Little appetite to study and know Woodson and his ability to project the limits of ASALH’s resources Indiana University Mr. Gilbert Smith Washington, DC all while considering the possibilities for the future, I am not sure where we would be. Mr. Gilbert Smith Washington, DC Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle Huber Heights, OH Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle In my estimation our past, present and future are summed up in a 1938 article in the Journal of Huber Heights, OH Class of 2017 Negro History from my “shero” and raison d’etre for my involvement in ASALH, Dr. Mary Dr. MarthaClass Biondi of 2017 Northwestern University McLeod Bethune: “I charge our Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to carry Dr. Thomas C. Battle Dr. Bettye Gardner Howard Univ. MoorlandCoppin State Spingarn University (Ret.) forward its great mission to arm us with the facts so that we may face the future with clear Dr. Martha Biondi NorthwesternMs. Kenya University King eyes and sure vision.” Atlanta, GA Dr. Bettye Gardner Dr.Coppin James State B. UniversityStewart Sheila Flemming-Hunter, Ph.D. UniversityDr. James of Pennsylvania B. Stewart University of Pennsylvania Dr. Nikki Taylor Texas StateDr. Nikki University Taylor National Chair Texas State University Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn ASALH National Centennial Committee CabinCabin John, John, MD MD

Officers of Executive Council September 23 – 27, 2015 Dr. Daryl Michael Scott President Howard University Dr. Janet Sims-Wood Vice President for Membership Greetings, Prince George’s County College Ms. Zende Clark Welcome to the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life Secretary Fordham University and History, the centennial gathering of this august organization! In 1915, Carter G. Woodson Mr. Troy Thornton founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to create and disseminate Treasurer Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY knowledge about black history and culture; we come together this year in Atlanta, Georgia, to Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus continue that noble mission. In the midst of the exciting events and tours, vital meetings and Executive Director discussions, and path-breaking research presentations and workshops planned for this week, Class of 2015 please take some time to reflect on Woodson, his legacy, and the charge he left each us to call Ms. Dorothy Bailey Prince Georges County Truth Branch, MD boldly for recognition of the lives, experiences, and contributions of black people. Woodson

Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter would be happy to see that his work has continued, but we need to look to the future and the Black Rose Foundation, Atlanta, GA work that remains even as we rightly celebrate the past. Dr. Lionel Kimble Chicago State University

Ms. Kenya King Atlanta, GA As incidents of police violence, assaults on the Voting Rights Act, and racially motivated killings Dr. Edna Green Medford in places like Charlestown, South Carolina, make clear that not everybody believes that black Howard University lives matter, we have a duty as academics, activists, and citizens to make our voices heard. The Ms. Gina Paige African Ancestry, Washington, DC work we do at this meeting cannot end with the closing benediction. If we are to succeed in

Dr. Annette Palmer ushering in a second 100 years of the organization, we have to be forthright in looking to our Morgan State University history and culture to inform persistence demands for social justice. This is the underlying Mr. Randy Rice premise of Woodson’s vision and we have an obligation to live up to it. Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Paula Seniors Virginia Tech Class of 2016 There is no better place to be this week than here. We hope that you partake fully of all that Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Harvard University is on offer and find inspiration, rejuvenation, and fortitude to help us embark on the next 100

Dr. Cornelius Bynum years with determination and calling. Welcome to Atlanta and the centennial meeting of the Purdue University Association for the Study of African American Life and History! Dr. Jim Harper North Carolina Central University

Dr. Monroe Little Indiana University Warmest regards, Mr. Gilbert Smith Washington, DC

Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle Huber Heights, OH Cornelius Bynum, Ph.D. Lionel Kimble, Ph. D. Class of 2017

Dr. Thomas C. Battle Centennial Academic Program Co-Chair Centennial Academic Program Co-Chair Howard Univ. Moorland Spingarn (Ret.) Dr. Martha Biondi Northwestern University

Dr. Bettye Gardner Coppin State University Dr. James B. Stewart University of Pennsylvania Dr. Nikki Taylor Texas State University Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Cabin John, MD

Centennial National Committees

Centennial National Honorary Committee

Susan L. Taylor, Harry Belafonte, Co-Chair Co-Chair

Mrs. Billye and Mr. Hank Aaron, Dr. Mary Frances Berry, Mr. Charles Bibbs, Dr. John R. Bracey, Ms. Xernona Clayton, Mrs. Marian Wright Edelman, The Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard, Mr. Martin Luther King III, The Honorable John Lewis, Dr. Joseph Lowery, Ms. Sonia Sanchez, Mr. Robert G. Stanton, Dr. C. T. Vivian and The Honorable Andrew Young.

Centennial Atlanta Honorary Committee The Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard, Dr. C. T. Vivian and The Honorable Andrew Young (Co-Chairs) Mrs. Billye and Mr. Hank Aaron, Bishop John Hurst and Dr. Dolly Desselle Adams, GA Representative Kimberly Alexander, Mr. Peter Aman, Ms. Henrietta Antonin, Ms. Leona Barr-Davenport, GA Representative Roger Bruce, Ms. Xernona Clayton, Mr. Thomas Dortch, Dr. Paul Douglass, GA Representative Virgil Fludd, Mr. Martin Luther King III, The Honorable John Lewis, Dr. Joseph Lowery, Mr. Mitchell Martin, GA Representative Billy Mitchell, GA Representative Howard Mosby, The Honorable Kasim Reed, Ms. Donata Russell Ross and Mrs. Carolyn Young.

ASALH National Centennial Committee Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter, Chair Dr. Martha Biondi, Ms. Sylvia Cyrus, Dr. John Fleming, Dr. Bettye Gardner, Dr. Evelyn Higginbotham, Dr. Lionel Kimble, Ms. Kenya King, Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, Dr. James Stewart, Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn, and Dr. Sheila Walker.

Officers of ASALH Executive Council Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, President (Howard University) Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, Vice President for Membership (Prince George’s County Community College) Ms. Zende Clark, Secretary (Fordham University) Mr. Troy Thornton, Treasurer (Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY) Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus, Executive Director

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 8 S H D | A, G Local Area Committee Thank You & Members

I am honored and pleased to welcome on behalf of the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) of the Centennial Convention of the Association of African-American Life and History (ASALH). The LAC is composed of ASALH Life members, community activists, Greek letter organizations, K-12 teachers, public and academic librarians and archivists, and faculty and students from colleges and universities throughout the Metro Atlanta area. We thank the Association for making Atlanta the site of the Centennial Convention.

We pray the Creator and the Ancestors enable us to make this an historic occasion that would make Dr. Woodson and Mother Bethune proud and that you all enjoy yourselves and are inspired to carry on the work of the Ancestors. We are also committed to continue the work of the Association with our new branch in the Atlanta Area. We will continue the work of trailblazers like Clarence Bacote, Margaret Riley, and Asa Hilliard in promoting the study and celebration of the heritage of people of African descent

Ase “Baba AK” Akinyele Umoja, PhD Chair, African-American Studies Georgia State University Mrs. Billye and Mr. Hank Aaron, Dr. Mary Frances Berry, Mr. Charles Bibbs, Dr. John R. Bracey, Ms. Xernona Clayton, Mrs. Marian Wright Edelman, The Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard, Mr. Martin Luther King III, The Honorable John Lewis, Dr. Joseph Lowery, Ms. Sonia Sanchez, Mr. Robert G. Stanton, Dr. C. T. Vivian and The Honorable Andrew Young.

Centennial Atlanta Honorary Committee The Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard, Dr. C. T. Vivian and The Honorable Andrew Young (Co-Chairs) Atlanta Local Arrangements Committee Members Mrs. Billye and Mr. Hank Aaron, Bishop John Hurst and Dr. Dolly Desselle Adams, GA Representative Kimberly Alexander, Mr. Peter Aman, Ms. Henrietta Antonin, Ms. Leona Barr-Davenport, GA Representative Roger Bruce, Ms. Xernona Clayton, Mr. Thomas Dortch, Akinyele K Umoja, Chairman Morris Gardner Dr. Paul Douglass, GA Representative Virgil Fludd, Mr. Martin Luther King III, Maurice Hobson, Secretary Sean Jones The Honorable John Lewis, Dr. Joseph Lowery, Mr. Mitchell Martin, GA Representative Billy Mitchell, Shelia Flemming-Hunter, Business Development Committee Chairperson Berry Lee GA Representative Howard Mosby, The Honorable Kasim Reed, Ms. Donata Russell Ross and Mrs. Carolyn Young. Kenya King, Public Relations Committee Chairperson Samuel Livingston Stephanie Evans, Co-Chairperson - Volunteer Recruitment Committee Moses Massenburg ASALH National Centennial Committee Andrea Jackson, Co-Chairperson - Volunteer Recruitment Committee Gloria Mims Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter, Chair Dr. Martha Biondi, Ms. Sylvia Cyrus, Dr. John Fleming, Dr. Bettye Gardner, Lisa Bratton Bonnyeclaire Smith-Stewart Dr. Evelyn Higginbotham, Dr. Lionel Kimble, Ms. Kenya King, Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, Eric Bridge Candy Tate Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, Dr. James Stewart, Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn, and Dr. Sheila Walker. Joan Cartwright Terry Thomas Ronald Coleman Jihad Uhuru Officers of ASALH Executive Council Patrica Davis Seneca Vaught Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, President (Howard University) Brenda Davenport Renee Wade Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, Vice President for Membership (Prince George’s County Community College) Ms. Zende Clark, Secretary (Fordham University) Velma Fann Renae Walker Mr. Troy Thornton, Treasurer (Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY) Jelani Favors Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus, Executive Director Cathy Freeman Anne Ford

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 9 A C B L H C Our Sponsors

CORPOR ATE SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 10 S H D | A, G About ASALH

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

OUR VISION

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History is to be the premier Black Heritage learned society with a strong network of national and international branches and partners whose diverse and inclusive membership will continue the Carter G. Woodson legacy.

ASALH Former Presidents

1916-1917 George Cleveland Hall 1984-1985 Jeanette Cascone (acting) 1917-1920 Robert E. Park 1986-1988 William Harris 1921-1930 John R. Hawkins 1989-1990 Andrew Brimmer 1931-1936 John Hope 1991-1993 Robert Harris, Jr. 1936-1951 Mary McLeod Bethune 1993-1995 Janette Hoston Harris 1952-1964 Charles Harris Wesley 1995-1997 Bettye J. Gardner 1965-1966 Lorenzo J. Greene 1997-1999 Edward Beasley 1966-1967 J. Reuben Sheeler 1999-2001 Samuel DuBois Cook, Sr. 1968-1970 J. Rupert Picott 2001-2003 Gloria Harper Dickinson 1971-1973 Andrew Brimmer 2004-2006 Sheila Y. Flemming-Hunter 1974-1976 Edgar Toppin 2007-2009 John E. Fleming 1977-1980 Charles Walker Thomas 2010-2012 James B. Stewart 1981-1982 Earl E. Thorpe Current Daryl Michael Scott 1983-1984 Samuel L. Banks

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 11 A C B L H C 2015 National Office Staff & Volunteers and JAAH Staff & Editorial Board

Joyce Collier ASALH Staff Black History Bulletin Bookkeeper Volunteers

Sylvia Y. Cyrus Lavonne Neal Gaynelle Jackson Barbara Dunn Executive Director Co-Editor Annual Conference Planner Carl M. Dunn Vernon Jackson Liesl Semper Clifton Johnson Burnis Morris Executuve Assistant Alicia Moore Co-Editor Graphic Artist Mary Nobles-Jackson Alfreda Edwards Fannie Thompson Development Manager Terry Spicer James Thompson Karen May Fire!!! The Multimedia Epiphany Public Relations Valerie Smith Publication & Exhibits Coordinator Journal of Black Studies Velma Williams Byron Dunn Sean Jones Information Technology Marilyn M. Thomas-Houston Conference Volunteer Coordinator Management and Membership Clerk Co-Editor Shawn Wright, Esquire Blank Rome Daryl Michael Scott Interns Co-Editor Quinta Martin Centennial Consultant Sarah Tyler Consultants University of the District of Columbia Petra Williams Centennial Consultant Taylor Mayo Tim Abercrombie, CPA Hampton University Abercrombie and Associates Jenae Dunham New York School of the Arts Louis Hicks Drew Oliver Black History Month Luncheon Hampton University

Journal of African American History

Formerly the Journal of Negro History Managing Editor: Sylvia Y. Cyrus, ASALH Founded by Carter G. Woodson, January 1, 1916 Editorial Assistants: Edward D. Collins, Sarah Editor: V.P. Franklin, University of New Orleans Wolk Associate Editors: Derrick P. Alridge, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Joyce Owens Anderson, Chicago State University Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, University of Illinois Urbana

Editorial Board

Mary Frances Berry Nell Irvin Painter University of Pennsylvania Princeton University Bettye Collier-Thomas Daryl M. Scott Temple University Howard University Robert L. Harris Brenda E. Stevenson Cornell University University of California, Los Angeles Darlene Clark Hine James B. Stewart Northwestern University Pennsylvania State University Gerald Horne P. Sterling Stuckey University of Houston University of California, Riverside Robin D. G. Kelley Sheila S. Walker University of Southern California Afrodiaspora Genna Rae McNeil Margaret Washington University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Cornell University Michael Omolewa Lillian S. Williams University of Ibadan, Nigeria State University of New York, Buffalo

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 12 S H D | A, G The Founders of ASALH

Volunteers

Barbara Dunn Carl M. Dunn Vernon Jackson Burnis Morris Mary Nobles-Jackson Fannie Thompson James Thompson Valerie Smith Velma Williams

George C. Hall William B. Hartgrove

Carter G. Woodson

A.L. Jackson James E. Stamps

In late August of 1915, African Americans from across the country converged on Chicago’s Coliseum to participate in the state of Illinois’ national celebration of the Lincoln Jubilee and the Half-Century of Emancipation. Among those in attendance were two high school teachers from Washington, D.C., William B. Hartgrove and Dr. Carter G. Woodson. On September 9th, Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian, called a meeting with Hartgrove, George Cleveland Hall, A.L. Jackson, and James E. Stamps at the nearby Colored Y.M.C.A., where the Washingtonians had been staying. The class orator for his graduating class at Harvard the previous year, Jackson had only recently been appointed director of the facility. A 1911 graduate of Fisk with a masters in economics from Yale, Stamps worked for Anthony Overton, a leader of the black business community. A physician at Provident Hospital and a leading fi gure in the Chicago Urban League, George Cleveland Hall was easily the most prominent and accomplished. The small gathering had a high purpose: the creation of an organization to demonstrate to the world a truth that had been everywhere assaulted - that people of African descent had contributed signifi cantly to the making of civilization and the movement of human history. They agreed on a constitution and established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Four months later, Woodson, having brought the Association to life, published the fi rst issue of the Journal of Negro History and gave birth to a fi eld of study. The son of slaves, a scholar with advanced degrees but no academic standing, dared to raise up the truth from where it had been crushed. “Until Edwin Bancroft Henderson’s classic book, The Negro in Sports, little scholarly attention had been paid to the role of black athletes in the years prior to the integration of professional sports. As Henderson revealed and as historian Al-Tony Gilmore’s insightful introduction to the current reprinting of the book affirms, African Americans won national, even global, recognition as individuals, as team members of both historically black colleges and white colleges, and even as professional athletes in all-black leagues. Henderson recovers now unfamiliar names in boxing, football, baseball, tennis, basketball, track, swimming, cycling, golf and other sports. Particularly noteworthy is his thoughtful inclusion of African American women. Henderson’s book is a true forerunner of a race and gender perspective in American sports history.” - Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Harvard University

“It is rare that a book is found that changes our interpretation of an historical figure to such a great extent that a complete rethinking of the figure is in order. Daryl Scott has found such a book. The Appeal offers a theoretical account of what Black Americans intend for their racial selves freed from the allure of white humanity....Simply put, Woodsonís appeal is a game-changer....”

- Tommy J. Curry, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies; Ray A.Rothrock Fellow at Texas A&M University

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Woodson’s Appeal In 1921, five years before he established Negro History Week, Carter G. Woodson produced a manuscript on race relations that the world has never before seen. We want to share it with you and a select number of others who support our efforts to keep Woodson’s legacy of African American history alive. As a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization, ASALH depends on public support to keep the Journal of African American History, the Black History Bulletin, and The Woodson Review before teachers, scholars, and the general public.

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Reflections on Carter G. Woodson with Drs. John Hope Franklin and Adelaide M. Cromwell ASALH is proud to offer for sale a DVD of Professors John Hope Franklin and Adelaide M. Cromwell reflecting on the life and times of Carter G. Woodson. Filmed at ASALH's 91st annual conference, the nearly 2 hour recording provides not only insight on the life of Woodson, but also on their own lives in the 1930's and 1940's.

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ASALH 2225 Georgia Avenue • Suite 331 • Washington, DC 20059 • Phone: 202-238-5910 Carter G. Woodson Woodson Scholars Medallion

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915, inaugurated the Carter Godwin Woodson Scholars Medallion in 1993. The Medallion is presented to a scholar whose career is distinguished through at least a decade of research, writing and activism in the field of African American life and history. The recipient’s career must have personified the Woodson legacy to ensure a firm foundation for the continuance of African-centered education through dedication and commitment to African American history. Dr. Woodson devoted his entire life and resources to chronicling African American history.

The Woodson Medallion symbolizes excellence in research, writing, scholarship and achievement in African American culture, life and history. The person selected must be a trained scholar and must have made a contribution to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. In the Wood- son tradition, the recipient must have published in the field of African American life and history, continu- ing to correct the deficiencies in American history where African American history is misinterpreted or distorted.

DR. DAVID LEVERING LEWIS Pulitzer Prize winning historian was born on May 25, 1936, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Lewis’s father, Yale educated theologian John Henry Lewis, Sr., was the principal of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and his mother was a high school math teacher. After attending parochial school in Little Rock, Lewis went to Wilberforce Preparatory School and Xenia High School, both in Ohio. Moving to Atlanta, Georgia, Lewis attended Booker T. Washington High School until he was admitted to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, on a four year Ford Foundation Early Entrants scholarship. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Fisk University in 1956, Lewis then attended the University of Michigan Law School, but eventually earned his M.A. degree in history from Columbia University in 1959. Lewis earned his Ph.D. degree in modern European and French history from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1962.

After serving in the United States Army, Lewis lectured on medieval history at the University of Ghana in 1963. Lewis taught at Howard University, Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame, Harvard University, and the University of California, San Diego, before joining Rutgers University in 1985 as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of History. In 2003, Lewis was appointed Julius Silver University Professor and Professor of History at New York University.

Winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of W.E.B. DuBois, Lewis also won the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize. Lewis has received fellowships from multiple organizations and foundations, is a former president of the Society of American Historians (2002-2003), and serves on the board of the NAACP’s The Crisis magazine.

Dr. Levering Lewis’ works include Prisoners of Honor: The Dreyfus Affair (1975) King: A Critical Biography (rev. ed. 1978), When Harlem Was in Vogue (rev. ed. 1994), The Race to Fashoda: European Colonialism and African Resistance in the Scramble for Africa (rev. ed. 1994), W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919 (1993), W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963 (2000), and God’s Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 (2008).

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 16 S H D | A, G Executive Council Awards for Special Recognition

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) established the Council Award for Special Recognition in 2008 to acknowledge the contributions of individuals, institutions and corporations that make a substantial contribution to the success of ASALH in pursuing the mission of its founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Awardees demonstrate a history of support for activities and programs consistent with ASALH’s mission, which may include funding, support of annual events and support of special initiatives, and have made noteworthy accomplishments or contributions to the documentation, preservation and accurate dissemination of the Black experience through teaching, service, research, scholarship and publishing.

DR. DARYL MICHAEL SCOTT ASALH National President, Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, is professor of History at Howard University, where he served as chair of the department from 2005-2009. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Scott’s coming of age was during the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power era. After serving in the U.S. Army, he attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earning a bachelor’s degree, followed by a doctorate in History from Stanford University. His teaching career includes appointments at Columbia University in New York City and as Director of African American Studies at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Scott is the recipient of four fellowships including the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Minority Scholars and the Carter G. Woodson Institute Fellowship. His honors include ASALH’s Mary McLeod Bethune Service Award, the Ralph Metcalf Mini-Chair at Marquette University, and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. His published works include Contempt and Pity: Social Science and the Image of the Damaged Black Psyche, 1880-1996, which won the Organization of American Historians’ James Rawley Prize for best work on race relations. He is editor of The Mis-Education of the Negro, Carter G. Woodson’s Appeal, and a newly published edition of Edwin B. Henderson’s The Negro in Sports, all of which are published by the ASALH Press. He is currently working on a history of white nationalism in the American South from 1865-1965 entitled, The Lost World of White Nationalism. While Scott is a member of many associations, he is ﬁ rst and foremost a member of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He has served on its Board since 2003. Scott’s contributions to ASALH include The Woodson Review: ASALH’s Annual Theme Magazine, establishment of The ASALH Press, transformation of the Black History Bulletin, and efforts to take ASALH’s scholarly publications into the digital age. Teaming with Marilyn-Thomas Houston, Scott co-founded and serves as co-editor of the peer-reviewed scholarly publication Fire!!!: The Multi-Media Journal of Black Studies. Scott makes his home in Prince George’s County, Maryland. As he leads ASALH through its Centennial year, his mantra is “A people without institutions is not long to remain a people and will become whatever others will have them be.”

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 17 A C B L H C Executive Council Awards for Special Recognition

DR. SHEILA FLEMMING-HUNTER A Ph.D. in African and African American History, Sheila Flemming-Hunter has served in the professoriate at several universities including Bethune-Cookman University, University of Texas, University of Maryland and Clark Atlanta University. She spent most of her years in the academy as historian, dean and vice president. As professor her goal is to empower students to see the world as a continuum of humanity and to encourage them to ﬁ nd their niche in it. She is author of Bethune-Cookman College 1904-1994: The Answered Prayer to a Dream and she has contributed articles on Nelson Mandela and Mary McLeod Bethune in published works and reviewed textbooks for the UNA/USA. Her teaching and research interests include the history of black higher education, African and African American history, with special emphasis on women and race relations.

Flemming-Hunter is also an entrepreneur. In 2006, she and her husband, Robert, established Immeasurable Favor, LLC (“IF”). A limited liability company, “IF” was established in Memphis, TN and until November 2010 did business as “Right at Home in Home Care and Assistance” (RAH). Their company was among the top twenty of 300 RAH franchises in America that provided homemaker, companion and personal support services for mostly elderly and disabled people in their homes. The business grew to include more than eighty employees and nearly as many clients. The franchise was sold in 2010 at a 500% rate of return on the original investment.

An innovative and creative thinker, Flemming-Hunter has been a consultant and has many years of volunteer experience collaborating and working with local, national and international organizations on international education, race relations, women and children’s issues, strategic planning, and capacity building. She was a leader of the Daytona Beach, Florida Chapter of the United Nations Association and she was a consultant for the acclaimed PBS ﬁ lm made in Senegal, West Africa, “Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr. John Hope Franklin: Race and Reconciliation in the 21st Century.” Sheila served on national boards of the United Methodist Church as staff and volunteer and she is a member of the Virtual Library Project Advisory Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Past National President of ASALH, she is currently the Chair of its National Centennial Commission. In addition, she was the Circle Leader for the Memphis Cares Mentoring Movement, an afﬁ liate of the National Cares Mentoring Movement founded by Susan Taylor. She is Vice Chair of the National Park Service Advisory Commission for the Mary McLeod Bethune National Council House Historic Site, Washington, D.C.

A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Flemming-Hunter is a global citizen having traveled to every continent with the exception of Australia. She aspires to continue to work to improve the lives of others, thereby making the world a better place.

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 18 S H D | A, G The John Hope Franklin Award

The year 2015 marks the centennial of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and the centennial of the birthdate of the historian John Hope Franklin (1915-2009). In the second half of the twentieth century, Franklin, more than any other scholar, is noted for bringing African American history into the mainstream of American history. Indeed Franklin is unparalleled in carrying forward the legacy of ASALH’s founder Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950). A scholar-activist like Woodson, Franklin wrote history, as well as made history through his leadership in the academy and its professional organizations, through his service to the cause of racial equality, and through his mentorship of younger scholars. In his autobiography Mirror to America (2006), Franklin wrote: “All of us should reﬂ ect on the role African Americans have played in compelling this country to live up to its professed ideals.” In this regard, ASALH honors an individual whose writings, combined with actions of courage, sacrifi ce, and struggle, have served, according to Franklin, “to force a confrontation between the values the nation likes to profess and its stark failure to adhere to them.” ASALH bestows the John Hope Franklin Centennial Award upon civil rights champion and present congressman John Lewis, whose life truly exemplifi es a “mirror to America.”

THE HONORABLE JOHN LEWIS Often called “one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced,” Congressman John Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls “The Beloved Community” in America. His dedication to the highest ethical standards and moral principles has won him the admiration of many of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the United States Congress.

He was born the son of sharecroppers on February 21, 1940, outside of Troy, Alabama. He grew up on his family’s farm and attended segregated public schools in Pike County, Alabama. As a young boy, he was inspired by the activism surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which he heard on radio broadcasts. In those pivotal moments, he made a decision to become a part of the Civil Rights Movement. Ever since then, he has remained at the vanguard of progressive social movements and the human rights struggle in the United States.

As a student at Fisk University, Lewis organized sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1961, he volunteered to participate in the Freedom Rides, which challenged segregation at interstate bus terminals across the South. Lewis risked his life on those Rides many times by simply sitting in seats reserved for white patrons and was arrested by police for challenging the injustice of Jim Crow segregation in the South.

During the height of the Movement, from 1963 to 1966, Lewis was named Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which he helped form. At the age of 23, he was an architect of and a keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington in August 1963.

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2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 19 A C B L H C The John Hope Franklin Award

In 1964, John Lewis coordinated SNCC efforts to organize voter registration drives and community action programs during the Mississippi Freedom Summer. The following year, Lewis helped spearhead one of the most seminal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. Hosea Williams, another notable Civil Rights leader, and John Lewis led over 600 peaceful, orderly protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 where they were attacked by Alabama state troopers in a brutal confrontation that became known as “Bloody Sunday.” News broadcasts and photographs revealing the senseless cruelty of the segregated South helped hasten the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Despite more than 40 arrests, physical attacks and serious injuries, Lewis remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence. After leaving SNCC in 1966, he continued his commitment to the Civil Rights Movement as Associate Director of the Field Foundation and his participation in the Southern Regional Council’s voter registration programs. In 1977, John Lewis was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to direct more than 250,000 volunteers of ACTION, the federal volunteer agency.

In 1981, he was elected to the Atlanta City Council. He was elected to Congress in November 1986 and has served as U.S. Representative of Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District since then. He is Senior Chief Deputy Whip for the Democratic Party in leadership in the House, a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, a member of its Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, and Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Oversight.

Lewis holds a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from Fisk University, and he is a graduate of the American Baptist Theological Seminary, both in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been awarded over 50 honorary degrees from prestigious colleges and universities throughout the United States, and is the recipient of numerous awards from eminent national and international institutions, including the highest civilian honor granted by President Barack Obama, the Medal of Freedom.

Lewis is the co-author of The New York Times bestselling graphic novel memoir trilogy “MARCH.” His other works include Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change. His biography with co-author Michael D’Orso is entitled Walking With The Wind: A Memoir of the Movement. He is also the subject of two other books, Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum and John Lewis in the Lead by Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson.

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 20 S H D | A, G Artist-in-Residence

We extend our sincere thanks and admiration to Charles Bibbs, our Artist-in- Residence, who has contributed his talent and passion for art to ASALH for many years.

“Marching in the Spirit” ASALH Centennial Gicleé by Charles Bibbs

For inquiries or to purchase this piece visit www.cbibbs.com

Charles Bibbs is an accomplished Fine Artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist that has always believed that we are the keepers of our culture, and as such, has spent much of his time working towards developing a cohesive, energized African American Community. Bibbs’ artwork manages to fuse African American and Native American cultural themes that make powerful cross cultural statements. His work is thought provoking and capable of arousing strong emotions that cross ethnic, gender and generational barriers. His artistic renderings convey a deep sense of spirituality, majesty, dignity, strength and grace – a distinctive style drawn from his ethnic heritage.

Comments are often made about the larger-than-life appearance of Bibbs’ work. The artist himself notes, “A lot of artists paint from different vantage points in reality. Some paint from the top looking down; others from straight on. I have a tendency to paint as if I’m looking up. That has always been my viewpoint on life -- from the bottom up.” This viewpoint has lead to the exaggerated hands, feet, and height of Bibbs’ characters – features which have become trademarks of his work.

Bibbs states, “My most important goal is to make profound aesthetic statements, that are ethnically rooted, and at the same time arouse spiritual emotions within us.”

Bibbs has also founded a number of organizations and businesses to help in the growth of African American artistic expression such as: Art 2000, Art on Tour, Images Magazine and the Inland Empire Music and Arts Foundation. His own corporation, B Graphics and Fine Arts, Inc., is recognized as one of the leading publishers and distributors of beautiful African American images.

If there is one thing that the Moreno Valley, CA artist wants to convey to viewers of his work, it is that each of his paintings is a reﬂ ection of themselves. “I want them to realize that each piece of art is about them. It’s about the deep inner feelings of one person being pictured in a way that touches you.”

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 21 A C B L H C Centennial Poet Laureate

SONIA SANCHEZ Poet. Mother. Professor. National and International lecturer on Black Culture and Literature, Women’s Liberation, Peace and Racial Justice. Sponsor of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Board Member of MADRE.

Sonia Sanchez is the author of over 20 books including Homecoming, We a BaddDDD People, Love Poems, I’ve Been a Woman, A Sound Investment and Other Stories, Homegirls and Handgrenades, Under a Soprano Sky, Wounded in the House of a Friend, Does Your House Have Lions? Like the Singing Coming off the Drums, Shake Loose My Skin, and, most recently, Morning Haiku (2010). In addition to being a contributing editor to Black Scholar and The Journal of African Studies, she has edited an anthology, We Be Word Sorcerers: 25 Stories by Black Americans. BMA: The Sonia Sanchez Literary Review is the ﬁ rst African American Journal that discusses the work of Sonia Sanchez and the Black Arts Movement.

A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts, the Lucretia Mott Award for 1984, the Outstanding Arts Award from the Pennsylvania Coalition of 100 Black Women, the Community Service Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, she is a winner of the 1985 American Book Award for Homegirls and Handgrenades, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Humanities for 1988, the Peace and Freedom Award from Women International League for Peace and Freedom (W.I.L.P.F.) for 1989, a PEW Fellowship in the Arts for 1992-1993 and the recipient of Langston Hughes Poetry Award for 1999. Does Your House Have Lions? was a ﬁ nalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

She is the Poetry Society of America’s 2001 Robert Frost Medalist and a Ford Freedom Scholar from the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Her poetry also appeared in the movie Love Jones. Sonia Sanchez has lectured at over 500 universities and colleges in the United States and has traveled extensively, reading her poetry in multiple countries across the glob. She was the ﬁ rst Presidential Fellow at Temple University and she held the Laura Carnell Chair in English at Temple University. She is the recipient of the Harper Lee Award, 2004 Alabama Distinguished Writer, and the National Visionary Leadership Award for 2006. She is the recipient of the 2005 Leeway Foundation Transformational Award and the 2009 Robert Creeley Award. Currently, Sonia Sanchez is one of 20 African American women featured in “Freedom Sisters,” an interactive traveling exhibition created by the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Smithsonian Institution. In December of 2011, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter selected Sonia Sanchez as Philadelphia’s ﬁ rst Poet Laureate, calling her “the longtime conscience of the city.”

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 22 S H D | A, G Past Award Recipients

Carter G. Woodson Living Legacy Mary McLeod Scholars Medallion Award Recipients Bethune Service Award 1993 2012 Benjamin A. Quarles Denise Rolark Barnes 1995 Brigadier General Barbaranette T. Bolden Jeanette L. Cascone 1994 Beverly Bond John Hope Franklin Roslyn Brock 1996 Lavern Chatman Brown Edgar Toppin 1995 Peggy Cooper Cafritz Dorothy Porter Wesley Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook 1997 John Henrik Clarke Marion Wright Edelman Sylvia M. Jacobs Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham 1997 Allison Hill Adelaide M. Cromwell JC Hayward 1998 Mae Jemison Roland C. McConnell 1998 Bishop Vashtai McKenzie Edgar Toppin Eleanor Holmes Norton 1999 Bernice Johnson Reagon Wayland McClellan 1999 Julieanna Richardson Arvarh E. Strickland Paula Whetsel-Ribeau 2000 2000 Tracey Webb Alton Parker Hornsby Mary Frances Berry Lynn Whitfi eld Edna Chappell McKenzie 2001 2013 Shirley Kilpatrick 2001 Mary Frances Berry, PhD Camille Billops Bettye Collier-Thomas 2002 Darlene Clark Hine Roslyn M. Brock Madlyn Calbert Pauletta Brown Bracy, PhD Rev. William E. Calbert 2002 Minnijean Brown Trickey V.P. Franklin Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine Eloise Greenfi eld 2003 2003 Antoinette Harrell Adelaide Cromwell Lerone Bennett, Jr. Olivia Hooker, PhD Robert Harris Lyn Hughes, EdD 2004 Dorothy Jones Rev. Richard T. Adams 2004 Cheryl L. Knox Thomas Battle Latoya Lucas 2005 Nell Painter Naomi Long Madgett Edna McKenzie Margaret Moore, PhD 2005 Elmer Geathers Mary Moultrie Walter Hill Newatha Myers Monroe Fordham 2006 Consolee Nishimwe Bettye Gardner Florence Tate 2006 Elizabeth Clark-Lewis Sylvia Jacobs Najmah Thomas, PhD Camilla P. Thompson 2007 2007 Paul Edwards Joseph Harris 2014 Dr. Charlene M. Dukes Lillie Edwards 2008 The Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Bell Hooks 2008 Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Freeman A. Hrabowski, III Barbara Walker Velma Lois Jones Dolores Nehemiah 2009 Wyman O. Jones, Sr Sharon Harley Joyce Ladner 2009 Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr Bob Hayden 2010 Reginald L. Weaver Juliet Walker Raymond A. Winbush 2010 Florence Radcliffe 2011 2015 Vincent Harding Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem 2011 Mr. Reginald Van Lee 2012 Daryl Michael Scott Mr. Myron A. Gray Collin Palmer Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver Mr. Robert G. Stanton 2012 2013 The Honorable James E. Clyburn Janet Sims-Wood Dr. Deborah Gray White The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) 2014 2014 The Honorable James E. Clyburn Gerald Horne Barbara Spencer Dunn

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 23 A C B L H C ASALH Celebrates Its Founding

September 9, 1915 - September 9, 2015

ASALH Centennial President Daryl Michael Scott, Darlene Clark Hine, Northwestern University, and Timuel Black, Chicago Historian.

ASALH Chicago Branch President Lionel Kimble and Centennial President Daryl Michael Scott outside the ASALH birthplace, the Chicago Wabash Avenue YMCA.

The plaque that was unveiled at ASALH’s birthplace, The Wasbash YMCA in Chicago, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of ASALH.

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 24 S H D | A, G Branch Awards 2015 Presented at the Centennial ASALH Convention

BR ANCHES THAT HAVE MADE A $600 CONTRIBUTION OR MORE Manasota Branch, Sarasota, FL – $1,500 Bethel Dukes Branch, Washington, DC - $615 Carter G. Woodson Branch, Washington, DC - $600 Edna McKenzie Branch, Pittsburgh, PA - $600 Martha’s Vineyard Branch, Martha’s Vineyard, MA - $600 Phila-Montco Branch, Philadelphia, PA - $600 Prince George’s County Truth Branch, Prince George’s County, MD – $600 Tampa Bay Branch, Tampa Bay. FL - $600 The James Weldon Johnson Branch, Jacksonville, FL - $600

BR ANCH WITH LARGEST NUMBER OF LIFE MEMBERS Chicago Branch (25)

THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SUSTAINING LIFE MEMBERS Roland McConnell Branch (2) Bronx Branch (1) Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch (2) Samuel L. Banks Branch (1)

LARGEST NUMBER OF ACTIVE MEMBERS (percent based) Manasota Branch (141)

OUTSTANDING BR ANCH PROGR AM AWARD Carter G. Woodson Charleston Chicago Detroit Edna McKenzie Hampton Roads James Weldon Johnson Kansas City Organizing Manasota Martha’s Vineyard Paul Laurence Dunbar Phila-Montco Philadelphia Heritage Tampa Bay

OUTSTANDING YOUTH PROGR AMMING AWARD Carter G. Woodson Branch Edna McKenzie Branch Hampton Roads James Weldon Johnson Manasota Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch Philadelphia Heritage Branch Tampa Bay Branch

OUTSTANDING COLLABOR ATIVE PROGR AMMING AWARD Phila-Montco Branch and Philadelphia Heritage Branch, Philadelphia, PA Roland McConnell, Julian and Samuel L. Banks Branches, Baltimore City, MD

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 25 A C B L H C 2015 Branch Presidents

Leontyne Middleton Janet Sims-Wood ASALH of Tampa Bay Bethel Dukes Branch of ASALH St. Petersburg, FL Washington, D.C.

Dena Robins Natalie Howard Bronx Branch of ASALH C. Delores Tucker Legacy Branch Bronx, NY Washington, DC

Elnora E. Lewis Carter G Woodson Branch of ASALH Lionel Kimble Washington, D.C. Chicago Branch Chicago, IL

Jamon Jordan June Dowdy Detroit Branch of ASALH Dr. Edna McKenzie Branch of ASALH Detroit, MI Pittsburgh, PA

Audrey Williams Clarence Christian Hampton Roads Branch Interest Group of Memphis of ASALH Memphis, TN Hampton, VA

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 26 S H D | A, G 2015 Branch Presidents

Anita C. Shepherd LaVerne Johnson Jacksonville (James Weldon Johnson) Julian Branch of ASALH Branch of ASALH Baltimore County, MD Jacksonville, FL

Irene Johnson-Loftin Mark Jackson Louisa Branch of ASALH Manasota Branch of ASALH Spotsylvania, VA Manasota, FL

Dennis Robinson Dorothy Green Organizing Kansas City Branch Martha’s Vineyard Branch Kansas City, MO of ASALH Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Regina Williams Moses Massenburg Organizing Charleston Organizing Atlanta Branch Area Friends of ASALH Atlanta, GA Charleston, SC

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 27 A C B L H C 2015 Branch Presidents

Jacqueline Hubbard Ernestine J. Gordon Organizing St. Petersburg Branch Our Authors Study Club Branch of ASALH St. Petersburg, FL of ASALH Los Angeles, CA

Greer Stanford-Randle Dorothy Bailey Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch at PG County Truth Branch of ASALH Dayton Ohio Prince Georges County, MD Dayton, OH

Regina R. Vaughn Patrica Whitmire Philadelphia Heritage Branch Philamontco Branch of ASALH Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Metro, PA

Andre Lee Bernice Musgrave Roland McConnell Branch of ASALH Sullivan County Branch of ASALH Baltimore, MD Sullivan County, NY

Merrill Smith Van McCoy Branch of ASALH Prince Georges County, MD

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 28 S H D | A, G Congr atulations to Our Editors

Journal of African American History

V.P. Franklin Congratulations on 13 years and the recent publication of the Centennial Volume!

Black History Bulletin

Alicia Moore LaVonne Neal Congratulations on your 10th anniversary as editors!

FIRE!!! The Multimedia Journal of Black Studies

Daryl Scott Marilyn Thomas Houston Congratulations on providing a new and exciting form of scholarship!

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 29 A C B L H C

Centennial Leadership

Daryl Scott, Sylvia Cyrus, Sheila Flemming-Hunter, President, ASALH Executive Director, Chair, ASALH National ASALH Centennial Committee

Cornelius Bynum Lionel Kimble Akinyele Umoja Co-Chair, ASALH Co-Chair, ASALH Chair, ASALH Local Centennial Academic Centennial Academic Arr angements Committee Progr am Progr am

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 31 A C B L H C LegeNd of BLACK HIStory CoVer ImAge

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1. Buffalo Soldiers Army 10th Calvary Regiment 1. Althea Gibson 2. Frederick Douglass 2. Negro Baseball League 3. Children of Arkansas Sharecroppers 3. Serena and Venus Williams 4. Mary McLeod Bethune 4. Jackie Joyner Kersee 5. Booker T. Washington 5. Wyomia Tyus 6. Langston Hughes 6. Tommie Smith & John Carlos @ 1968 Olympics in Mexico 7. Zora Neale Hurston 7. Mary Todd Bridges 8. W. E. B. DuBois 8. Barbara Jordan 9. John Hope Franklin 9. Fannie Lou Hamer 10. Jesse Owens 10. Henry Louis Gates 11. Josephine Baker 11. Shirley Chisholm 12. Joe Lewis 12. John Lewis 13. Ida B. Wells 13. Michael Jackson 14. Tuskegee Airmen 14. Isley Brothers 15. Sharecropper families in Arkansas 15. Gil Scott-Heron 16. Countee Cullen 16. Phyllis Hyman 17. Claude McKay 17. Lionel Hampton 18. Alice Dunbar Nelson 18. Nancy Wilson 19. Paul Laurence Dunbar 19. Gwendolyn Brooks 20. Arkansas Sharecropper Family 20. Jean-Michel Basquiat 21. Sharecropper 21. Stevie Wonder 22. Carter G. Woodson 22. Janet Jackson 23. African Tribe 23. James Brown 24. President & Mrs. Barack Obama & Family 25. Florence Griffi th Joyner 26. Willie Mays 27. Wilma Rudolph 28. Tiger Woods 29. Medgar Evers Save The Date 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

101st Annual Meeting and Conference October 4-9, 2016

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The Archives Research Center of the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library offers access to diverse collections reflecting the contributions, achievements and experiences of African- Americans and the African diaspora. With more than 105 manuscript, media, digital, and book collections accessible to the public, the Archives Research Center’s holdings document subjects including civil rights, education, literature, visual and performing arts, religion, politics, and social work. Collections available for research include: • Asa G. Hilliard, III Papers • Atlanta Student Movement Collection • Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records • Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection “The Archives Research Center is committed to serving as the • Tupac Amaru Shakur Collection protector of our collective historical and cultural legacy and to • Voter Education Project Organizational Records promoting awareness of the importance of archives. We want • Walter Rodney Papers the treasures of our past to be available–not hidden–for use by For information, e-mail [email protected] generations today and in the future.” or visit www.auctr.edu/archives. – Loretta Parham, CEO & Library Director

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The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology Aldon Morris

Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom Tiya Miles

The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union: A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest Stephen Tuck. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume VII: To Save the Soul of America, January 1961–August 1962 Martin Luther King Jr. Edited by Clayborne Carson and Tenisha Hart Armstrong

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema Edited by Allyson Field, Jan-Christopher Horak, and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart

Sounding Race in Rap Songs Loren Kajikawa

Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis Edited by Ruth Fine

UCPRESS.EDU Clark: The Autobiography of Clark Terry Clark Terry, with Gwen Terry. Preface by Quincy Jones

Houston Bound: Culture and Color in a Jim Crow City Tyina Steptoe

The Black Revolution on Campus Martha Biondi

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Jazz Diasporas: Race, Music, and Migration in Post-World War II Paris Rashida K. Braggs

Why Busing Failed: Conservative Politics, TV News, and the Backlash to Integration Matthew F. Delmont

Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus Krin Gabbard

Stealing the Show: African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood Miriam J. Petty Centennial Donations

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SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 46 S H D | A, G Second Century Annual Fund Donations

Africana Studies in the Farmers Insurance $40,000 Jacqueline Rouse $101 Barbara J. Stevens* $99 College of Ethnic Studies at Combined Federal Campaign $7,022 Timuel D. Black*/** $100 Diane Babineaux $85 San Francisco State University Cornelius Bynum** $2,000 Rosemary Brame* $100 Marjorie Inden $85 Jean A. Beckett Troy Thornton*/** $1,300 Mwalimu Brown $100 Tani Sanchez $85 Charles Breece Taryn A nthony $25 Charles & Elaine Bibbs $1,272 Randall Burkett*/** $100 Edna Jones $65 Sandra Brown Mwalimu Fostenia Baker $25 Dorothy Bailey** $1,000 Trichita Chestnut $100 Billie Day $60 Harriet T. Corbe Colbert Ja-Na Bordes $25 Thomas Battle*/** $1,000 Joyce Collier $100 Eldridge Spearman $60 Aaisha Haykal James Carroll $25 Martha Biondi*/** $1,000 Patsy Fletcher $100 Thelma Wyatt $55 Patricia N. House Carolyn L. Clark $25 Zende Clark*/** $1,000 Glennon Graham $100 David Acey $50 Alva S. Marcus Freddie Colston $25 De Witt Dykes $1,000 Robert Hawkins $100 Yvonne Acey $50 Major Mason Iris Crenshaw $25 Bettye Gardner*/** $1,000 Reginald F Hildebrand $100 Jesse Anderson $50 Leslie Burl McLemore Charlotte Douglass $25 Jim Harper** $1,000 Dr Toni-Mokjaetji Humber $100 Richard Bailey $50 Hasker Nelson Mildred M. Gordon* $25 Edna Medford*/** $1,000 Shirley A. Jackson $100 Leroy Bell $50 Sharon Gay Pierson Kellyn Hodges $25 Gina Paige** $1,000 Kim Jefferson $100 Aziza Braithwaite Bey $50 Karen C. Somerville Brenda Joysmith $25 Annette Palmer*/** $1,000 Joyce King $100 Rita Crooms $50 Lonnie L. Stith Kathryn Kemp $25 Daryl Scott*/** $1,000 Roma Little-Walker* $100 Gloria Jean Glenn $50 Essie U. Sutton Ann Mason $25 Janet Sims-Wood*/** $1,000 Horace Lowman $100 Sidney Green $50 Charles Vincent Lana Mitchell $25 Gilbert Smith** $1,000 Verna Meacham $100 Gwainevere Hess $50 Jean Robinson White Marion Murphy $25 Greer Stanford-Randle** $1,000 Venitra Miller $100 G. Holcomb $50 Jeanne Wilson Woods Sharon Perdue $25 Nikki Taylor*/** $1,000 Judylynn Mitchell*/** $100 Antonio F. Holland $50 Arthur Young Julia Rabig $25 Barbara Morland*/** $650 Sharon Gay Pierson $100 Bessie Jackson* $50 Helyn Payne Baltimore Edward Shaw $25 Sterling Stuckey*/** $600 Mary Rolinson*/** $100 George Kimbrough $50 Rosalind Bartholomew Linda Wharton $25 Willie Cooper $500 Deanna Ross $100 Sheila Marshall $50 Jacqueline C. Arkord Derrick White $25 Robert Stanton $500 Sampson Ambrose $100 Lavdena Orr $50 Gregory Grifﬁ n Phyllis Jean Williams* $25 Louis Sullivan $500 Matthew F. Shannon $100 Margaret Peters* $50 Jeffrey Helgeson Arthur Young $25 Emanuel Abston* $450 Tracy Sharpley-Whiting $100 Alcee William Polk $50 Vashti W. Joyner Selma Young* $25 Hayley Davis $310 Delores Smalls $100 Dorothy Sapp $50 Mary T. Lester-Campbell Sheila Flemming-Hunter*/** $300 Ronald Stephens*/** $100 Karen Somerville $50 Tyina Steptoe *-Life Members Debra Ham $300 Cornelia Stokes $100 Candace Stepp $50 Lometa Cross **-Executive Council Arnold Mitchem $300 Essie Sutton $100 Fannie Thompson $50 Members Lillie Adkins Faison Daryl Scott*/** $300 Beatrice K. Thomas* $100 Shukree Tilghman $50 Dale Hathaway Jenice View $300 Bette M. Thompson $100 Jenice View $50 ViCurtis Hinton Shirley Kilpatrick* $200 James Thompson* $100 Ethan Vinson $50 Gwendolyn M. Howard Dolphin Pierce*/** $200 Joyce Turner $100 Priscilla Wallace $50 Beverly J. Jackson Darlene Williams $170 Howard Wade*/** $100 Raymond Washington $50 Donna Jones Baker LaVerne Johnson* $155 Flavia Walton $100 William Washington $50 Mitch Kachun Michael Childs* $151 Judith Weisenfeld $100 Nathaniel Wesley $50 Marlene G. Patterson Edna L. Davis $150 Diane Welburn $100 Jacqueline W oody $50 Brandon Kyron Winford Donald H. Peery $150 Janis Wiggins* $100 Shelia Ilene Payton $45 Bernice Allen Ruthe T. Sheffey* $150 Phyllis Jean Williams* $100 Monica Smith $40 Gregory Grifﬁ n $110 Selma Young* $100 Marjorie Inden $30

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 47 A C B L H C Conference Sponsors and Br anch DonATIONS

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AARP-Washington DC $7,50 0 ASALH of Tampa Bay $600 Community Foundation of Greater $7,50 0 Bethel Dukes Branch of ASALH $1,215 Memphis Bronx Branch of ASALH $600 American Federation of Teachers $5,000 C. Delores Tucker Legacy Branch $900 American Federation of Teachers $5,000 Dr. Edna McKenzie Branch of ASALH $600 March on Washington Film Festival $5,000 Hampton Roads Branch of ASALH $600 University of Memphis Foundation $5,000 Jacksonville (James Weldon Johnson) $1,200 Southern Education Foundation $2,500 Branch of ASALH Christian Brothers University $2,000 Julian Branch of ASALH $150 Georgia Institute of Technology $1,000 Manasota Branch of ASALH $1,000 Gloria J. Mims (Life Member) $500 Martha’s Vineyard Branch of ASALH $600 Rhodes College $500 Memphis Area ASALH Organizing $600 Aldon Morris $300 Team D’Army Bailey $100 Organizing Kansas City Branch $380 Willie Cooper $100 Organizing St. Petersburg Branch of $600 ASALH Jesse Johnson $100 Prince George’s County Truth $600 Branch of ASALH Philadelphia Heritage Branch $600 Philamontco Branch of ASALH $600 Roland McConnell Branch of ASALH $150

SEPTEMBER 23 27, 2015 48 S H D | A, G JAAH & Black History Luncheon Donations

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V.P. Franklin* $1,000 Lillian Williams* $1,000 Mary Frances Berry* $500 Evelyn Higginbotham*/** $500 (In Memeory of Dorothy Porter Wesley) Judge Patricia Timmons-Goodson $500 (in Honor of Dr. Genna Rae McNeil) Louise Toppin $500 (in Memory of Dr. Edgar Toppin, former president of Associated Publishers) Margaret Nash $250 June Patton* $200 Sterling Stuckey* $200 Sylvia Cyrus*/** $100 (in Honor of V.P. Franklin) Sandra B. Motz $100 Sharon Gay Pierson $100 (in Honor of the many HBCU Laboratory High School teachers, students & administrators) Louis Ray $100 Genna Rae McNeil* $50 Emilye Crosby $25 Crystal Sanders $25 Michael St. Angelo $25 Kidada Williams $25

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The lives of African Americans have been profoundly shaped by the era of slavery, the era of racial terror that continued from the end of Reconstruction until World War II, the era of Jim Crow and racial apartheid that produced the civil rights movement, and now the era of mass incarceration. Too often we have appropriately celebrated black achievement and triumph in the face of these obstacles without exploring the very difficult reality of racial inequality and subordination.

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On behalf of my colleagues in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies I wish the Association both a Happy Anniversary and the best of luck during the next one hundred years.

I have been a part of the activities of the Association in various ways since my days at Lucretia Mott Elementary School and Benjamin Banneker Jr. High School whether subscribing to the Negro History Bulletin or participating in events during Negro History Week. I read my first paper at the annual meeting held at Morgan State College in 1969 and have been an active member ever since. I am proud that Bryan and J.P. Bracey, my two sons, have presented papers at the annual meetings. Bryan also has published reviews in the Journal and a chapter in the volume on hip-hop edited by Derrick Aldridge.

The Association is the home of some of the most brilliant, dedicated, generous and supportive human beings that I have encountered during my years in academe. Though Carter G. Woodson passed on in 1950 his spirit still lives and moves through ASALH.

I would be remiss if I did not mention my mother Helen Harris Bracey who put books in the hands of my sister and me at an early age and told us, "You are never too poor to buy a book". When I was old enough to ask, she told me stories of her encoun- ters with Carter G. Woodson and of his interactions with the faculty at Howard Univer- sity where she taught. She said of Woodson that if all by yourself you can get a whole week to celebrate Negroes, you had to be pretty smart. I would add that to keep ASALH going for 100 years a lot of people had to be pretty smart.

May the next hundred years be as fruitful as the first hundred.

John H. Bracey, Professor and Chair

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“The Genealogy, the Genius, and the Vision of James E. Shepard: 1909-1947” by Henry Lewis Suggs This essay, which is available at www.hlsuggs.com for $25, is an important contribution to the history and historiography of James E. Shepard and N.C. Central University. The essay represents Henry Suggs’ most scholarly and comprehensive essay ever on NCCU’s history. It is designed to uplift the spirit, image and to highlight the Eagle Nation, Eagle Pride and campus spirit as well. James E. Shepard ABOUT THE AUTHOR / HENRY LEWIS SUGGS Henry Lewis Suggs is a distinguished and published scholar of American history. His academic concentrations are the American South, African American history, and African American journalism.

He earned his Ph.D. in American history from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1976. His first teaching assignment was at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. He was WCU's first African American faculty member. He taught at Howard University, Washington, D.C., for a number of years, and later at Clemson University in South Carolina, where he became the second African American faculty member to be promoted to the rank of full professor.

In February 1994, he was selected as the first Dupont Endowed Visiting Chair at Lynchburg College in Virginia. In 1997 he was selected as a W.E.B. Du Bois Scholar at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Suggs retired as Professor Emeritus of American History from Clemson University in 2003, after which he became scholar-in-residence at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

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Featured Authors’ Event 10:00 A.M – 12 Noon Kaye Wise Whitehead Luncheon: 12:30 P.M. Speaker

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ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY More than 1,500 individuals, community builders, historians, educators, business professionals, and students from across the nation will explore the 2016 National Theme: “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memory.” A number of events such as a teachers ’ workshop, an authors’ book signing, youth day, Black history bus tours, and banquets will bring together a diverse group of people. With more than 200 panels featuring prominent figures in Black cultural studies and scholars from all disciplines and ages, the ASALH convention presents an exciting opportunity for your company or organization to gain visibility and promote your products or projects. Include your social media handles so that we can promote your business at ASALH. For easy and convenient registration, please place your order online. All prices are subject to change.

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