Angela Davis

Angela Davis is an activist, educator and author. She is a strong voice in the
fight for civil rights. She gained an international reputation during her
imprisonment and trial on conspiracy charges from 1970-72. Davis is currently a
professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is still an activist,
working tirelessly to put an end to the death penalty and the prison industrial
complex.

Education:
● Brandeis University
○ Studied Philosophy
○ With Herbert Marcuse
● University of California, San Diego
○ 1960s; Associated with Black Panthers
○ Che-Lumumba Club
■ All-Black Branch of Communist Party

Fun Facts:
● Charged with murder
○ August 1970; Jackson Trial
● Wrote 6 books
○ Ex. Women, Culture and Politics; The Meaning of Freedom
● Grew up in Birmingham, Alabama
○ Town dubbed “Dynamite Hill”
■ Due to KKK bombing of African-American homes