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2008 Plenary Sessions
The Traditional Opening Session for the ASALH Conference is a Public
Forum hosted by the National Park Service.  This Forum will be held on
Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Plenary Sessions will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Times
will be announced as we get closer to the convention.
Founders of Black History Month
93rd Annual ASALH Convention
Birmingham, Alabama
October 1 -October 5, 2008
2008 Academic Program Committee

James Stewart, Chair













Felix Armfield

David Dennard

Richard Dozier

Daryl Scott

June Patton

Gregory Mixon

Sheila Flemming-Hunter

Janet Simms-Wood

Stephanie Evans

Peniel Joseph

Derrick Alridge

Tamara Brown

Freddie Parker

Horace Huntley

James James

Bertis English

Betye Gardner

Alfred Young

Leslie McLemore









Leslie McLemore is a professor of political science at Jackson State University.  He received his Ph.D. from
the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and has done post-doctoral work at both The Johns Hopkins
University and Harvard University.  Dr. McLemore has been published in
The National Political Science
Review
, The History Teacher, and The Negro Educational Review, and has received numerous awards and
recognitions for his research and leadership in the field of political science.

Merlene Pitre

Clementine Carr

Flora Brown

Emanuel Abston