54. Angela Davis

It's Black History Month! This week, Lauren and Amanda cover the inspiring academic and activist Angela Davis, who was on the FBI's Most Wanted list for a crime she didn't commit, and who has made it part of her life's work to fight back against the systems of oppression that put her there.


Sources:

  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: “Angela Davis”

  • New York History: “Women and the American Story: Life Story: Angela Davis (1944- )”

  • New York Times Magazine: “Angela Davis Still Believes America Can Change” by Nelson George

  • Thought Co.: “Biography of Angela Davis, Political Activist and Academic” by Jone Johnson Lewis

  • History.com: “How Angela Davis Ended Up on the FBI Most Wanted List” by Antonio Mejias-Rentas

  • The History Makers: “Angela Davis” 

  • The Guardian: “Angela Davis: ‘We knew that the role of the police was to protect white supremacy’” by Lanre Bakare

  • National Archives: “Angela Davis (January 26, 1944)”

  • Speak Out: “Angela Davis: Author, Educator, and Activist”

  • Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis

  • An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis

  • Documentary: 13th

  • Documentary: Stamped from the Beginning

  • Wikipedia


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