Brown, Alphonso

Alphonso Brown was born and reared in Rantowles, South Carolina, a rural area about twelve miles south of Charleston. He graduated from Baptist Hill High School and received a bachelor's degree in music from South Carolina State University and a master's degree from Southern Illinois University. He pursued other graduate studies in music at the University of South Carolina, Charleston University and the Citadel. Mr. Brown is a licensed tour guide for the City of Charleston and owns and operates Gullah Tours. He is a lecturer on the Gullah language and black history of Charleston. He has given