Angela Davis

Angela Davis is a political activist, academic, and author who has been highly involved in the civil rights movement in the U.S.

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Angela Davis is a prominent American political activist, author, and academic who gained prominence in the 1960s as a leader in the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party. She is well-known for her staunch opposition to systemic racism, sexism, and classism, as well as her significant involvement in the U.S. civil rights movement. Davis has advocated for racial justice, women’s rights, and criminal justice reform throughout her career.

Some of her most notable works include the books “Women, Race, and Class,” “Are Prisons Obsolete?,” “Freedom Is a Constant Struggle,” and “The Meaning of Freedom.” She currently serves as a professor of feminist studies and history of consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

In the 1970s, Davis was at the center of the Free Angela Davis movement, which campaigned for her release after she was arrested on conspiracy charges. In recent years, she has continued to speak out and write about social justice issues, sharing her perspective on movements such as Black Lives Matter and prison reform.