(Originally published in 2018 by Holly Baker) The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dorothy Davis about her presentation at the James Weldon Johnson Lecture Series titled, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”: An African Diasporan Interpretation. In her presentation, Dorothy Davis provided an interpretation of the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by discussing the life of her father, Griff Davis: a pioneering African-American photographer, journalist and diplomat.