Rodney Davis interview

Interview with Rodney Davis by Caitlin Malimban. Davis is a Black, gay man, activist and past President of Rhode Island Pride. Topics in order of discussion include: growing up in Newport, R.I., being placed in foster care and domestic abuse; involvement in the Jehovahs Witnesses and challenges around being a secreted gay man while in the fellowship; moving to Providence and coming out; being disfellowshipped from the Jehovahs Witnesses; AIDS epidemic; Rhode Island PRIDE and organizing the first night Pride parade; impact of COVID-19. This interview was created as part of the Queering Oral History course - an oral history course at Brown University in Spring 2020 and taught by Dr. Virginia Thomas. Students were trained in oral history practices and interviewed members of the Rhode Island LGBTQIA community.