Annual Gala Celebrating the 60^th Anniversary of the Sit-In Movement

Saturday, February 1th, 2020 at the Special Events Center, Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

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Annual Gala Celebrating the 59^th Anniversary of the Sit-In Movement

Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at the Special Events Center, Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

: Janice Allen (Sit-In Participant Award Recipient): Presented by Her Family, Earl Jones & Melvin “Skip” Alston

: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (Trailblazer Award Recipient): Presented by Earl Jones & Melvin “Skip” Alston

: Marc Morial (Alston/Jones International Civil and Human Rights Award Recipient): Presented by Earl Jones & Melvin “Skip” Alston

: Dr. John Mendez (Unsung Hero Award Recipient): Presented by Earl Jones & Melvin “Skip” Alston

: Shirley Taylor Frye (Lifetime Community Service Award Recipient): Presented by Earl Jones & Melvin “Skip” Alston

Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Empire Room

: Mr. Melvin “Skip” Alston and Rev. J. Jackson, Sr.

: Mr. Charles Bess, Sit-In Participant Award

: Dr. Gerald Truesdale, Presenter the Lifetime Community Service Award to Attorney Joseph A. Williams

: Mrs. Sandra Hughes presents the Unsung Hero for Dr. Lee Kinard

: Dr. Sandra Yates-Evans (2nd) presents Trailblazer Award to Dr. Debra Lee’, Esq. (3rd), Mr. Earl Jones (1st) and Mr. Melvin “Skip” Alston (4th), Co=Founder

: Mr. Richard Koritz, Board Member

: Mrs. Elizabeth Powell (3rd)/Mr. Mark Dimondstein (4th) presents the Alston Jones/International Civil and Human Rights Award to Mr. William “Bill” Lucy (4th from right) Mr. Melvin “Skip” Alston, (1st) Mr. Earl Jones (2nd), Co-Founders

: Mr. Lewis Brandon presents the Lifetime Award

: Mr. Lewis Brandon (4th) present the Lifetime Award to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr (2nd) with Jesse Jackson, Jr. (1st) and Mr. Melvin “Skip” Alston, Co-Founder

: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr – Lifetime Civil & Human Rights Award

Gala 2017

: **The Unsung Hero Award presented to Congressman George Kenneth “G. K. Butterfield** / L to R Earl Jones, Congresswoman Alma Adams, Congressman G.K. Butterfield, Melvin “Skip” Alston

: **The Alston Jones International Civil and Human Rights Award presented to Ms. Diane Nash** / L to R Earl Jones, Dr. Sandra Alexander, Ms. Diane Nash, Melvin “Skip” Alston

: **The Trailblazer Award presented to Attorney Fred Gray** / L to R Attorney Fred Gray, Melvin “Skip” Alston

: **The Sit-In Participant Award presented to Ms. Brenda Dalton James** / L to R Joseph McNeil, Brenda Dalton James, Melvin “Skip” Alston, Earl Jones

: **The Lifetime Community Service Award presented to Bishop George Brooks** / L to R Reverend Pearson, Earl Jones, Bishop George Brooks, Melvin “Skip” Alston