AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

Leroy T. Hopkins, Jr. PhD. 

President 

Dr. Hopkins is a retired German language professor and life-long resident of Lancaster. He has written extensively about African American Heritage in journals, magazines and books.

Kathleen Anderson

Vice President 

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Nelson Polite, Jr. 

Vice President

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Shelia Murray-Hargrove

Treasurer 

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Secretary-Corresponding & Recording

Betty Hurdle

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Secretary-Recording 

Tana Woodcock

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Co-Coordinator, African American Heritage Walking Tours

Debbie Smith

Debbie is a former public school teacher and serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Historic Rock Ford.

Archivist & Co-Coordinator, African American Heritage Walking Tours

Randolph Harris 

Randy is an independent consulting historian who specializes in research and documentation of historic properties. His work focuses on sites associated with the Underground Railroad. 

​http://undergroundrroriginspa.org/

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Historian 

Daniel Ness 

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