Marianna_W._Davis

Marianna W. Davis

Marianna W. Davis

American educator and author

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]

Writings

  • A Comparative Analysis of Sentences Written by Eighth Grade Students Instructed in Transformational-generative Grammar and Traditional Grammar (1971)[6][7]
  • South Carolina's Blacks and Native Americans, 1776-1976, State Human Affairs Commission[8]
  • History of Black Women in America, Volume 1 (1982)[9]
  • Contributions of Black Women to America; Civil rights, politics and government, education, medicine, sciences, Volume 2 (1982)[10]
  • Contributions of Black Women to America: The arts, media, business, law, sports (1982)[11]
  • The Enduring Dream: History of Benedict College, 1870-1995[12]
  • Teaching African American Literature: Language and Practice, co-author[13][14][15]
  • History of the Black Caucus: National Council of Teachers of English, editor[16]
  • The Bowman Family of South Carolina; Our Roots, Oz and Charity Bowman (2003)[17]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    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. [3]
    "Davis, Marianna W. - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
  4. [4]
    Mjagkij, Nina (December 16, 2003). Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations. Routledge. ISBN 1135581223 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    "2021-2022 Bill 4625: Dr. Marianna White Davis - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  6. [6]
    A Comparative Analysis of Sentences Written by Eighth Grade Students Instructed in Transformational-generative Grammar and Traditional Grammar. University Microfilms. 1971.
  7. [7]
    Office, Library of Congress Copyright (July 26, 1971). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1967: July-December". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
  8. [8]
    "South Carolina's Blacks and Native Americans, 1776-1976". College of Charleston Libraries. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. [9]
    Contributions of black women to America. Kenday. 1982. ISBN 9780820426570.
  10. [10]
    Contributions of Black Women to America: Civil rights, politics and government, education, medicine, sciences. Kenday. 1982.
  11. [11]
    Davis, Marianna W. (1982). Contributions of Black Women to America: The arts, business & commerce, media, law, sports.
  12. [12]
    Davis, Marianna W. (1995). The Enduring Dream: History of Benedict College, 1870-1995. The College. ISBN 978-0-9647287-9-0. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Davis Marianna White - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com.
  14. [14]
    Graham, Maryemma; Pineault-Burke, Sharon; Davis, Marianna White (December 16, 2013). Teaching African American Literature: Theory and Practice. Routledge. ISBN 9781136671913 – via Google Books.
  15. [15]
    Savery, Pancho (2000). "Reviewed work: Teaching African American Literature: Theory and Practice, Maryemma Graham, Sharon Pineault-Burke, Marianna White Davis". African American Review. 34 (3): 525–527. doi:10.2307/2901395. JSTOR 2901395.
  16. [16]
    Press, New City Community. "Contact". newcitycommunitypress.com.
  17. [17]
    The Bowman Family of South Carolina: Our Roots, Oz and Charity Bowman. Marianna White Davis. 2003.
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