The West Virginia All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame was founded on September 19, 2006. The hall of fame was created to preserve the history of black education in West Virginia prior to the 1954 Brown case. It was also created to honor our role models and leaders of yesterday, who paved the way to the present day and who helped to form our West Virginia history. The primary goals of the hall of fame are:

1. To research and preserve the history of the formerly black schools in West Virginia;
2. To champion the legacies of those former academic and athletic role models and leaders of yesterday that have gone largely unrecognized;
3. To network throughout the country with the other twenty states that had segregated schools to form a national All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame (ABSSA)

The hall of fame induction categories are: “The Greatest of the Great”, sports/academic, award, the highest honor a member can receive from their school. “The Lifetime Achievement” award is based on the members outstanding works over their lifetime and is the highest honor a member can receive from the hall of fame board. “The Icons” award is granted to our last living faculty, staff and school personnel. “The Legends” award is granted to our pioneers of progress and the first/last to achieve in their areas. Lastly, “The Vanguard Honors” award is granted to the heirs of a member who are leaders and at the forefront of developments in their fields. The hall of fame is sponsored by Dunbar School Dr. A.J. Major‛s Historical Museum, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

Hall Of Fame Board Members:

• Helen L. Jackson-Gillison, Esq. , President And Ceo
• Dr. Dana Brooks
• Dr. Ron Althouse
• Doug Huff
• Brig. Gen. (Ret) Earl M. Simms
• Kerwin E. Miller, Esq.