Cordelia Ray

Henrietta Cordelia Ray
Born(1852-08-30)August 30, 1852
New York City
DiedJanuary 5, 1916(1916-01-05) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)poet, teacher
Parent(s)Charlotte Augusta Burroughs
Charles B. Ray

Henrietta Cordelia Ray (August 30, 1852 – January 5, 1916) was an African American poet and teacher. Her parents were notable abolitionists, and had worked for the Underground Railroad in Manhattan.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Forms of Contention: Influence and the African American Sonnet Tradition".
  2. ^ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015-03-26). The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations. Routledge. p. 675. ISBN 978-1-317-45416-8.