History Revealed: Scottie Primus Davis

Scottie Primus Davis: A Story Forgotten to Time
With Mary K. Boyd, Chester C. Owens Jr. and Steve Trimble
Moderated by Meredith Cummings, RCHS Editor

History Revealed Series
Program Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Video on YouTube

In partnership with the East Side Freedom Library and the Roseville Library.

Scottie Primus Davis spent her formative years in St. Paul, Minnesota, growing up under the tutelage of involved parents and well-respected “movers and shakers,” including J. Q. Adams, the Farr sisters, Nellie Francis, and others. So, it wasn’t a surprise when the determined Davis became the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Minnesota, hired on as a no-nonsense English teacher, and continued her lifelong learning, completing a master’s degree from Harvard University. But now we have the honor of learning about the incomparable, the unforgettable (Miss) Scottie Primus Davis.

Historian Steve Trimble, author of an article in Ramsey County History magazine on Miss Scottie Primus Davis, will be joined by educator Mary K. Boyd and Chester C. Owens in a panel discussion moderated by RCHS Editor Meredith Cummings.

Past History Revealed Programs
More videos of some of our past History Revealed programs are available on the RCHS YouTube channel.
Ramsey County Historical Society Youtube Channel

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