Pictured above is Sammy Davis Jr. with a small part of the cast of the drag show Jewel Box Revue. Black Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin Gracy who also was one of the originators of the Stonewall Riots (the origin of the pride we celebrate now) is sadly not in the the picture with Sammy but as you can see from the picture below Sammy’s was a cast member as was Mal Michels. Miss Major is quoted as saying Mal was “the first major black act” Originally they were going to perform together but were told the Revue didn’t want two black acts. And another Stonewall OG is drag king performer Storme DeLarverie who served as The Jewel Box Revue MC
You can find more out about the Jewel Box Revue and the incredible Miss Major Griffin Gracy in her documentary Major! now available in Amazon Prime.
HAPPY PRIDE!!!