Marietta Canty

Marietta Canty was an African American actress, community activist and recipient of numerous humanist awards.

Marietta Canty was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Mary and Henry Canty, who attended the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and actively canvassed for the Republican Party. Marietta Canty herself ran for a seat on the Hartford City Council in the early 1960s. Her awards include the Humanitarian Award, Hartford Section of National Council of Women and the certificate of Service and Award Recognition by the American Red Cross. The Marietta Canty House, a circa 1897 Queen Anne style house in Hartford, Connecticut, bought by her parents, Mary and Henry Canty in 1930, is named in her honour.

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