Rededication Of Gravesite Of Black/Indigenous Abolitionist, Suffragette, And Real Daughter Of The Dar, Eunice Davis (1800 1901)

Eunice Russ Ames Davis (1800-1901) garnered national attention for more reasons than her longevity. By the late nineteenth century, Davis was known as the “oldest living female Abolitionist” and the “only surviving member of the Woman’s Anti-Slavery Board of Boston” (“She Was Born in 1800”). Nineteenth-century journalists also emphasized Davis’ Narragansett ancestry while simultaneously ignoring her Black and Penobscot heritages. Eunice Russ Ames Davis’ experiences as a mixed-race woman of color, abolitionist, and resident of Dedham in the late nineteenth century are extraordinary, yet reflective of the experiences of Afro-Indigenous people living in Massachusetts throughout the nineteenth century. 

Davis was also recognized by the Old South Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a “Real Daughter” and honorary member.

This Saturday, the DAR will hold a rededication at her gravesite in Brookdale Cemetery, 86 Brookdale Avenue, Dedham, MA. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30936528/eunice-russ-davis. All are welcome for a wreath laying and new marker.