Last names starting in D

*Benedita da Silva was born on this date in 1943. She is an Afro-Brazilian politician and activist.

Da Silva is from and grew up in...

Marie Daly was born on this date in 1921. She was an African-American biochemist.

From Corona, NY, Marie Maynard Daly earned a Bachelor...

*Tadd Dameron was born on this date in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was an African-American jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader,...

*This date marks the birth of Dorothy Dandridge in 1922. She was an African-American actress, singer, dancer, and...

Ruby Dandridge was born on this date in 1899. She was an African-American entertainer.

Born in Wichita, Kansas, Ruby Jean Butler was the...

Margaret Danner, an African-American writer, was born on this date in 1915.

Born in Kentucky, Danner and her parents moved to Chicago...

Willie Davenport was born on this date in 1943. He was an African-American athlete and military officer from Troy, AL.

An Army private...

*On this date in 1943, Charles W. David of the USS Dorchester gave his life for his country.

At a time when segregation was still...

This date in 1854 marks the birth of Olivia Davidson Washington. She was a Black educator and administrator, and a critical factor in the...

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., was born on this date in 1912. He was an African-American army officer and military activist.

He was born in...

This date marks the birth of Sammy Davis, Jr,. in 1925. He was an African-American impressionist, actor, singer, and dancer.

Sammy Davis...

This date marks the birth of Benjamin O. Davis Sr. in 1877. He was the first African-American general in the modern era.

Benjamin Davis...

Harry Davis was born on this date in 1923. He was an African-American civil rights activist, politician and businessman.

From the North...

*This date in 1943 marks the birth of Altovise Davis. She was an African-American actress and dancer. She also was the wife of Sammy Davis Jr...

*On this date in 1944, Angela Davis was born. She is an African-American educator and political activist.

From Birmingham, Ala., Angel...

Danny Davis was born on this date in 1929. He was an African American boxer, businessman, and community activist.

Daniel Webster Davis...

*Ernestine "Tiny" Davis was born this date in 1907. She was an African-American jazz trumpeter and vocalist.

Little is known of Davis’...

Ernie Davis was born on this date in 1939 in New Salem, Pennsylvania. He was an African-American college football player and the first black man...

*Frank Marshall Davis was born on this date in 1905. He was an African-American poet.

From Arkansas City, Kansas his parents divorced one...

On this date we remember Henrietta Vinton Davis. She was an outstanding African-American actress and an international leader of the Garvey...