Nancy Reagan greets Cicely Tyson as President Ronald Reagan greets Miles Davis, White House reception for Kennedy Center Honorees/guests, 12/7/1986, Reagan Presidential Library, NARA ID 75855191.
President Jimmy Carter greets Cicely Tyson at State dinner honoring Alhaji Shehu Shagari, the President of Nigeria, Carter Presidential Library, NARA ID 847603.
President and Nancy Reagan with Harlem-born Cicely Tyson and Dance Theater of Harlem founder/director Arthur Mitchell, at the Kennedy Center, 2/10/1981, Reagan Library, NARA ID 75856659.
President Reagan greets Cicely Tyson and Miles Davis, Washington Charities Dinner, 6/15/1984, Reagan Library, NARA ID 75853451.
We Remember Cicely Tyson
“My art had to both mirror the times and propel them forward. I was determined to do all I could to alter the narrative about Black people — to change the way Black women in particular were perceived, by reflecting our dignity.”
“I was on the stage. Every play I did had to do with the civil rights movement. Every single piece addressed it.”
--Cicely Tyson, from here and here.
See related:
Ancestors from the West Indies: A Historical and Genealogical Overview, Prologue story by archivist Damani Davis.
Excerpt: [E]xamples can be used to illustrate the diverse experiences of individuals and families who emigrated from the Caribbean to the United States. Actress Cicely Tyson’s father, William Tyson, is documented arriving at the Port of New York from Nevis.
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