Editing Alan G. Rogers (section)

==Early life and education==
At the age of 3, Rogers was [[adopted]] by George and Genny Rogers and was their only child. In 1977, the Rogers family moved from [[New York City]] to [[Hampton, Florida]], near [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]. Rogers attended Hampton Elementary School, and ultimately graduated from Bradford County High School in [[Starke, Florida]], in 1985. Rogers joined Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Lincoln City, [[Florida]], and was ordained a pastor as a young man. While in high school, Rogers was commander of the [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] program and elected by his classmates as the "most intellectual."<ref name="gsun">{{citation |first=Karen |last=Voyles |url= http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080207/NEWS/802070317/1002/NEWS |title=One final homecoming |periodical=[[Gainesville Sun]] |date=February 7, 2008 |access-date=2008-04-03 }}</ref>