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Angela Y. Davis

Ancestry of
Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther


    Sallye Margarite Bell

    View famous kin of Sallye Margarite Bell

    • Mother of Angela Y. Davis — 2nd Generation
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    • Birth Date:
    • 3 Sep 1914 
    • Birth Location:
    • Goodwater, Coosa, Alabama 
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    • Death Date:
    • 8 Nov 2007 
    • Death Location:
    • Ohio 
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    • Marriage Date:
    • 9 Jan 1942 
    • Marriage Location:
    • Jefferson County, Alabama 
    • Notes: 
    • Sallye Bell grew up in a foster family. Her foster parents were John and Alice (Johnson) Bell. Sallye's biological father John Austin Darden was discovered through DNA testing and revealed on the PBS show Finding Your Roots by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Her biological mother remains unknown.

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Angela Y. Davis photo by Bernard Gotfryd