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Alexandria African American Hall of Fame

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Inductees

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Alexandra African American Hall of Fame
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 Thea_James_photographed_by_Ryuji_Suzuki_in_Boston] 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

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  1. ^ Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame Inductees, Denver Public Library, 24 June 2014
  2. ^ "Ella Owens Lewis". Legacy. Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ Winfree, Andrew (2019). Footprints of African Americans in Alexandria. United States: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781490795898.
  4. ^ "Morris Siebert". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ "The Thompsons Legacy". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame.
  6. ^ Theismann, Jeanne. "Alexandria Obituary: Remembering Dorothy Evans Turner". The Connection newspaper.
  7. ^ Stubbs, Roman. "Petey Jones, star on 'Remember the Titans' football team, dies at 65". Boston Globe. Boston Globe.
  8. ^ "Earl L. Cook Alexandria Chief of Police". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ^ "FERDINAND T. DAY". Legacy. Washington Post.
  10. ^ "Dr. John O. Peterson, Sr. Minister / Humanitarian / Educator". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Thomas H. "Tommie" Turner Lt. Colonel U.S. Air Force, Retired (Pilot)". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Andrew Winfree Command Sergeant Major U.S. Army, Retired". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  13. ^ Pearson, Richard (23 November 1979). "Dr. Charles West, Player In 1922 Rose Bowl, Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Dr. Albert Johnson Physician". Alexandria African American Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  15. ^ "History". Banks Legacy. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  16. ^ McCargo Bah, Char (17 December 2018). "The Other Alexandria: Remembering 1022 Pendleton Street's History". The Connection Newspaper.
  17. ^ "ARTHUR BRACEY, ALEXANDRIA TEACHER, DIES". Washington Post. 24 February 1991.