| Past Executive 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.
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.
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
mention the search for a director and in 1964 the Annual Report states that
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.
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
mention the search for a director and in 1964 the Annual Report states that
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.
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