John H. Davis was born in New York City (Manhattan), in an area known then as Spanish Harlem. His mother was born and raised in Panama and came to this country when she was eighteen, met John’s father, of Afro-American descent. John spent his youth and young adult years in the boroughs of New York City, first in Manhattan, then Brooklyn, going to Boys’ High School. Thereafter, for a short while, he attended City College of New York in Manhattan. He moved to Los Angeles, California, and attended college, completing his undergraduate degree; attended law school, receiving his Juris Doctor degree; and later returned to school to obtain his MBA degree. John has also lived in Alabama, where he taught at several colleges, including Oakwood and Alabama A&M University, teaching such subjects as accounting, economics, paralegal courses, cultural anthropology, and sociology. John has traveled to Egypt and spent time visiting the Cairo Museum and the Valley of the Kings. John has visited a number of states throughout the United States, where he had the opportunity to speak to many individuals concerning their views regarding the history of black people and the slave trade. The author worked as a prosecuting attorney in Northern Indiana and presently runs a private law office, handling criminal defense and civil litigation that include personal injury, family law, bankruptcy, and contract law. His hobbies are long-distance running (completed several marathons, including Boston, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville, and San Diego, to name a few) and drawing. The author plans to enlarge on some of the chapters presented in this writing in the near future. Additionally, the author is doing some research on a possible future book, which would set forth some views regarding segments of the Hispanic community, which would probably be limited to those who have settled in America from Panama.
