Russell H. Davis

Johnson, Gwendolyn G.
Adeyemon, Earnestine

2006-10-06
2014-12-01

Russell H. Davis, Class of 1920. Mr. Davis earned an A.B. degree in Education from Western Reserve College. He received the B.S. degree (Chemical Engineering) in 1922 from the Case Institute of Technology. He played both football and basketball with the Western Reserve teams. After working for five years in industrial chemical engineering, Mr. Davis received the first African American male teacher appointment in a secondary school system (1928). Following that, he held several principalships in the Cleveland school system, including Harry E. Davis Junior High (named for his brother). In 1967, Mr. Davis was elected to the State Board of Education and served 18 years as a trustee of the Family Service Association. He also served as a trustee and treasurer of Cleveland's Karamu House, an historical African American theatre and cultural center.

African Americans -- Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University -- Alumni
Cleveland (Ohio) -- History
African American History
African American Scholars

Cleveland, Ohio

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