Henrietta Vinton Davis

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Henrietta Vinton Davis was an African American elocutionist, actress, and activist who became a prominent leader in Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf African American activist
Garveyite
elocutionist
human
stage actress
theatre director
burialPlace National Harmony Memorial Park, Maryland, United States
closeCollaborator Marcus Garvey
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1860-08-25
dateOfDeath 1941-11-23
employer United States government
surface form: United States Government
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Davis
fullName Henrietta Vinton Davis self-link
givenName Henrietta
hasInfluenced African American performance traditions
Garveyist theatre
knownFor leadership in the Universal Negro Improvement Association
pioneering African American dramatic performance
public speaking and elocution
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
movement Black nationalism
Pan-Africanism
notableWork Shakespearean dramatic recitals
dramatic readings of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry
occupation actress
civil servant
elocutionist
political activist
teacher
partOf early 20th-century Black nationalist movement
performedIn Caribbean
Europe
United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld Acting President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Fourth Assistant President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
surface form: International Organizer of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

clerk in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia
religion Christianity
residence Kingston, Jamaica
London, England
surface form: London, United Kingdom

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender female

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Henrietta hasNotableBearer Henrietta Vinton Davis
Henrietta Vinton Davis fullName Henrietta Vinton Davis self-link