Alexandria African American Hall of Fame
Inductees
edit| Name | Image | Birth–Death | Area of achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eudora Lyles | Activist/Musician | ||
| Ella O. Lewis | (-2010)[2] | Activist | |
| Morris R. Siebert | image | (1922-1993)[3] | Community activist[4] |
| The Thompson legacy | Activists/public servants[5]
| ||
| Dorothy Turner | (1929-2016)[6] | Community Activist
| |
| Thomas "Petey" Jones | (1953-2019)[7] | Community activist | |
| Earl L. Cook | Alexandria Chief of Police[8] | ||
| Ferdinand T. Day | (1918-2015)[9] | Trailblazer/civil rights activist | |
| Dr. John O. Peterson, Sr. | Minister/humanitarian/educator[10] | ||
| Lloyd A. Lewis | Episcopal priest/educator | ||
| Louise Massoud | Activist/cemetery preservationist | ||
| Lillie Finklea | Activist/cemetery preservationist | ||
| Leo A. Brooks Sr. | (1932- ) | Major General U.S. Army | |
| Thomas H. "Tommie" Turner | Lt. Colonel U.S. Air Force[11] | ||
| Andrew Winfree | Command Sergeant Major U.S. Army[12] | ||
| Thea L. James |  ]
|
Physician | |
| Dr. Charles West | ( -1979)[13] | Athlete/physician | |
| Dr. Albert Johnson | (1866-) | Physician[14] | |
| Samuel Wilbert Tucker | (1913-1990) | Civil rights attorney/activist | |
| Joseph Cornelius Waddy | (1911-1978) | Judge | |
| Cathy Grimes Miller | Athlete/attorney | ||
| Nolan Dawkins | Circuit court judge | ||
| Olander Banks, Sr. | (1922-?)[15] | Entrepreneur | |
| John Wesley Jackson | (1878-1949)[16] | Entrepreneur | |
| Richard A. Diggs | Entrepreneur | ||
| Charles A. Hall | Entrepreneur/minister | ||
| Arthur Bracey | (1915-1991)[17] | Educator/florist/electrician | |
| Judy Belk | Journalist/writer | ||
| Marie Bradby | Journalist/writer | ||
| Mable Lyles | Educator/writer | ||
| Adrienne Terrell Washington | Journalist/educator | ||
| Derek Lymus | Media producer | ||
| Edward L. Patterson | Music educator/musician/principal | ||
| Jacqueline LaMarr Henry-Green | Music educator/musician | ||
| Dr. Arthur C. Dawkins | Music educator/musician/principal | ||
| Edward "Jose" Hernandez | Music educator/musician | ||
| Douglas K. Cross Family | image | (birth-death) | Track and field athletes |
| Earl Lloyd | image | (birth-death) | Professional athlete (Black college all-American) |
| Oliver Ellis | image | (birth-death) | Athlete (Black college all-American) |
| William "Red" Jackson | image | (birth-death) | Athlete/coach (Black college all-American) |
| Keith Burns | image | (birth-death) | Professional athlete |
| Horace Burton | image | (birth-death) | Athlete/entrepreneur |
| Louis R. Harris, Jr. | image | (birth-death) | Professional athlete |
| Antonio "Tony" Hunt | image | (birth-death) | Professional athlete |
| James "Jimmy" Lewis | image | (birth-death) | Athlete/coach |
| Robert L. Cross | image | (birth-death) | Track and field athlete |
| Shirley Marshall-Lee | image | (birth-death) | Scuba diver |
| Robert Adkins | image | (birth-death) | Educator/coach |
| Berita Willis | image | (birth-death) | Athlete |
| Walter Griffin and Roland Scott | image | (birth-death) | Athletes |
| Reverend Andrew W. Adkins | image | (birth-death) | Minister/educator |
| Terry Adkins | image | (birth-death) | Edcuator/sculptor |
| Helen Lumpkins Day | image | (1905-death) | Educator |
| Ferris Holland | image | (1900-death) | Educator/coach |
| Dr. Rutherford H. Adkins | image | (birth-death) | Educator/Tuskegee Airman/President, Fisk University |
| Louis R. Johnson | image | (birth-death) | Educator/coach |
| Bonnie Bracey Sutton | image | (birth-death) | Educator/advocate for the under-served and STEM |
| Arnold Thurmond | image | (birth-death) | Educator/coach |
| Charles Price | image | (birth-death) | Athlete/educator/administrator |
| Harry Burke | image | (birth-death) | Educator/community leader/historian |
| Eugene Thompson | image | (birth-death) | Historian |
| Carlton A. Funn, Sr. | image | (birth-death) | Educator/historian |
| Nellie Brooks Quander | image | (birth-death) | Educator/principal |
| Ardelia Hunter | image | (birth-death) | Educator/principal |
| Christine Howard | image | (birth-death) | Educator/principal |
| William H. Pitts, Sr. | image | (birth-death) | Athlete/educator/principal |
| William D. "Bill" Euille | image | (birth-death) | Mayor/entrepreneur/philanthropist |
| William Goddard | image | (birth-1819) | Emancipator |
| Moses Hepburn | image | (birth-death) | Contractor/builder |
| The Hundley Model | image | (birth-death) | Civil rights/model |
| George Parker | image | (birth-death) | Politician/entrepreneur |
| George Lewis Seaton | image | (birth-death) | Politician/master carpenter/builder |
References
edit- ^ Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame Inductees, Denver Public Library, 24 June 2014
- ^ "Ella Owens Lewis". Legacy. Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Winfree, Andrew (2019). Footprints of African Americans in Alexandria. United States: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781490795898.
- ^ "Morris Siebert". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "The Thompsons Legacy". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame.
- ^ Theismann, Jeanne. "Alexandria Obituary: Remembering Dorothy Evans Turner". The Connection newspaper.
- ^ Stubbs, Roman. "Petey Jones, star on 'Remember the Titans' football team, dies at 65". Boston Globe. Boston Globe.
- ^ "Earl L. Cook Alexandria Chief of Police". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "FERDINAND T. DAY". Legacy. Washington Post.
- ^ "Dr. John O. Peterson, Sr. Minister / Humanitarian / Educator". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Thomas H. "Tommie" Turner Lt. Colonel U.S. Air Force, Retired (Pilot)". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Andrew Winfree Command Sergeant Major U.S. Army, Retired". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Richard (23 November 1979). "Dr. Charles West, Player In 1922 Rose Bowl, Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Albert Johnson Physician". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "History". Banks Legacy. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ McCargo Bah, Char (17 December 2018). "The Other Alexandria: Remembering 1022 Pendleton Street's History". The Connection Newspaper.
- ^ "ARTHUR BRACEY, ALEXANDRIA TEACHER, DIES". Washington Post. 24 February 1991.