Marianna W. Davis

This article is about American professor and author. For American politician, see Marianna Davis.

Marianna White Davis (January 8, 1929 - September 11, 2021) was a professor and author in the United States.[1][2] She wrote Contributions of Black Women in American History.[2]

She was born in north Philadelphia to Rev. Albert McNeil White, who served in the army, and Laura Bowman White, a teacher. In 1931 the family moved back to Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated from Wilkinson High School in 1945, South Carolina State College in 1949, New York University in 1952, and received her doctorate from Boston University.[3]

She was a professor of English at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. She was an organizer of the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English.[4] She organized and produced the Black History Teleconference.[5] She was a member of the United Methodist Church.[2]

She married Clifton E. Davis. Kenneth Renay Davis Sr. was her son.[5]

She died September 11, 2021, aged 92 and was posthumously recognised by the South Carolina House of Representatives in December of the same year by resolution bill 4625.[5]

  1. ^ Brooks, F. Erik; Starks, Glenn L. (September 13, 2011). Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313394164 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Services, Myers Mortuary & Cremation. "Obituary for Dr. Marianna W. Davis | Myers Mortuary & Cremation Services". Obituary for Dr. Marianna W. Davis | Myers Mortuary & Cremation Services.
  3. ^ "Davis, Marianna W. - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
  4. ^ Mjagkij, Nina (December 16, 2003). Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations. Routledge. ISBN 1135581223 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c "2021-2022 Bill 4625: Dr. Marianna White Davis - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov.