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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