98th Annual ASALH Convention
October 2-6, 2013

2013 National Black History Theme:
At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality:
The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington

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2013 Honorary Convention Co-Chairs


The Honorable Corrine Brown
U.S. Representative (D-FL5)

The Honorable Audrey L. Gibson
State Senator (FL-Dist. 9)

The Honorable Mia L. Jones
State Representative (FL-Dist.14)

Former Senator Anthony (Tony) Hill
Office of Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown

Mr. Rodney L. Hurst, Sr.
Civil Rights Advocate and Author

Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Sr.
Bethel Baptist Institutional Church

Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr.
Bethel Baptist Institutional Church

Dr. Brenda R. Simmons-Hutchins
Florida State College

Mr. Alton W. Yates, Sr.
Air Force Veteran, LT. COL. (Retired) USAF and Civil Rights Advocate

2013 Honorary Convention Committee


Dr. Suzan Armstrong-West
Edward Waters College

Mr. Michael Blaylock
Retired Jacksonville Transit Authority

Ms. Betty Burney
Education Star Corp.

Dr. Richard Danford
President
Jacksonville Urban League

Dr. Anthony Dixon
Riley Museum Historian and Archivist
John G. Riley House & Museum

The Honorable Pauline Drake
Judge
Duval County (FL) Court

Mr. Nathaniel Glover
President
Edward Waters College

Rev. R.L. Gundy
Pastor & SCLC President
Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church
SCLC Local /State Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Dr. Tameka Hobbs
Assistant Professor of History
Florida Memorial University

Dr. Willis Holcombe
Interim President
Florida State College at Jacksonville

Dr. Edison Jackson
President
Bethune-Cookman University

Dr. David H. Jackson, Jr

Ms. Leslie Jean-Bart
President
D.W. Perkins Bar Association

Rev. Carlton Jones
Pastor
Gateway to Heaven Christian Church

Mr. Warren Jones
Councilman
Jacksonville District 9 City Council

Dr. Orrin Mitchell

Mr. Khamil Ojoyo
Past President

Ms. Marsha Oliver

Ms. Marsha Phelts
Retired Author and Historian

Ms. Ju'Coby Pittman
CEO
Clara White Mission

Mrs. Pam Quarles
CEO
The Quarles Group, LLP Management Consultants

Mr. Luther Quarles
The Quarles Group, LLP Management Consultants

SGM Jarvis Rosier
2nd Infantry Regiment United States Colored Troops

Mr. Isaiah Rumlin
President
NAACP, Jacksonville, FL

Dr. James Sampson
Pastor/President
First New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Florida General Baptist Convention, Inc.

Dr. Charles E. Simmons
Simmons Pediatrics

Dr. Roy Singleton
Retired Educator

Ms. Angela Spears
Special Assistant to the Mayor, Office of Mayor Alvin Brown

Mr. Anthony Stafford
33KYCH Most Worshipful Grand Master
Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge

Dr. Rowena Stewart
Retired Museum Curator

Mr. Joe Tillmon
President
Buffalo Soldiers Historical Society

Mr. Lloyd Washington
President
Durkeeville Historical Society

Dr. Norma White
Former National President
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.