Henrietta Vinton Davis
African-American actor
Died when: 81 years 100 days (975 months)Star Sign: Leo
Henrietta Vinton Davis (August 25, 1860 – November 23, 1941) was an African-American elocutionist, dramatist, and impersonator.In addition to being "the premier actor of all nineteenth-century black performers on the dramatic stage", Davis was proclaimed by Marcus Garvey to be the "greatest woman of the Negro race today".
Davis worked with Marcus Garvey, the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), in several capacities.From its founding in 1919 until its dissolution in the mid-1930s, she held major leadership roles in the UNIA.
At the first international UNIA convention in 1920, she was elected as International Organizer.In 1927, after Garvey was deported to Jamaica, Davis was elected and served as President-General of the UNIA, Inc. from 1934-1940.
