| Past Directors of ASALH |
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Since our beginning, ASALH has been sustained by its
directors, who have been loyal to the organization's mission
and who demonstrated an ability to weather the vicissitudes of
our institutional life. From Carter G. Woodson to the present,
the executive directors have been largely responsible for
making Black history part of the fabric of American life.
directors, who have been loyal to the organization's mission
and who demonstrated an ability to weather the vicissitudes of
our institutional life. From Carter G. Woodson to the present,
the executive directors have been largely responsible for
making Black history part of the fabric of American life.
Carter G. Woodson, 1915 ~ 1950
Rayford W. Logan, 1950 ~ 1951
Vacant, 1951~1964*
Charles Wesley, 1965 ~ 1972
Rupert J. Picott, 1972 ~ 1982
M. Sammye Miller, 1983 ~ 1984
Bonnie J. Gillespie, 1985 ~ 1987
Karen Robinson, 1988~1990
Gail Hansberry, 1990~1991
Karen McRae, 1991~1993
Gerald R. Warren, Interim, 1994
Dixie Lee Baker, Interim, 1996
Irena Webster, 1996 ~ 2003
Sylvia Cyrus, 2003 ~Current
Rayford W. Logan, 1950 ~ 1951
Vacant, 1951~1964*
Charles Wesley, 1965 ~ 1972
Rupert J. Picott, 1972 ~ 1982
M. Sammye Miller, 1983 ~ 1984
Bonnie J. Gillespie, 1985 ~ 1987
Karen Robinson, 1988~1990
Gail Hansberry, 1990~1991
Karen McRae, 1991~1993
Gerald R. Warren, Interim, 1994
Dixie Lee Baker, Interim, 1996
Irena Webster, 1996 ~ 2003
Sylvia Cyrus, 2003 ~Current
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*Between 1951 and 1958, as the Association actively sought an executive director to replace Woodson,
Charles Wesley effectively fulfilled both the role of president and executive director. In 1958, the Annual
Report of the Association ceased to Wesley served in both capacities for fourteen years. In 1965, when he
ended his term as president of Central State College and President of ASALH, Wesley returned to
Washington, D.C. and became the full~time director.returned to Washington, D.C. and became the
full~time director.
Charles Wesley effectively fulfilled both the role of president and executive director. In 1958, the Annual
Report of the Association ceased to Wesley served in both capacities for fourteen years. In 1965, when he
ended his term as president of Central State College and President of ASALH, Wesley returned to
Washington, D.C. and became the full~time director.returned to Washington, D.C. and became the
full~time director.
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