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   Angela Yvonne Davis (born January 26, 1944) is an American Marxist and feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, and author; she is a professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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3. www.history.com › topics › black-historyAngela Davis - Activist, Life & Books | HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Educator, activist and author Angela Davis (1944-) became known for her involvement in a politically charged murder case in the early 1970s. Influenced by her segregated upbringing in Birmingham,...

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Angela-DavisAngela Davis | Feminist, Philosopher, Communist | Britannica

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   May 1, 2024 · Angela Davis (born Jan. 26, 1944, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.) is a militant American black activist who gained an international reputation during her imprisonment and trial on conspiracy charges in 1970–72.

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6. www.biography.com › activists › angela-davisAngela Davis - Life, Education & Books - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Angela Davis is an activist, scholar and writer who advocates for the oppressed. She has authored several books, including 'Women, Culture & Politics.'

7. www.history.com › news › angela-davis-fbi-mostHow Angela Davis Ended Up on the FBI Most Wanted List

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   Jan 25, 2023 · On August 18, 1970, Angela Yvonne Davis became the third woman ever placed on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, sought for her supposed involvement in kidnappings and murders...

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   Who is Angela Yvonne Davis?

   • Angela Yvonne Davis (born January 26, 1944) is an American Marxist and feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, and author; she is a professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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   What happened to Angela Davis?

   • Angela Davis was brought up on several charges for her alleged part in the event, including murder. She went into hiding and was one of the FBI’s “Most Wanted” before being caught two months later. There were two main pieces of evidence used at trial: the guns used were registered to her, and she was reportedly in love with Jackson.

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   What did Angela Davis do as a teenager?

   • As a teenager, Davis organized interracial study groups, which were broken up by the police. She also knew several of the young African American girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing of 1963. Angela Davis later moved north and went to Brandeis University in Massachusetts where she studied philosophy with Herbert Marcuse.

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   Why did Angela Davis leave University of California?

   • Hired to teach at the University of California, Los Angeles, Angela Davis ran into trouble with the school’s administration because of her association with communism. They fired her, but she fought them in court and got her job back. Davis still ended up leaving when her contract expired in 1970.

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   Where did Angela Davis go to college?

   • Angela Davis later moved north and went to Brandeis University in Massachusetts where she studied philosophy with Herbert Marcuse. As a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego, in the late 1960s, she joined several groups, including the Black Panthers.

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   Who is Angela Davis?

   • "Political activist Angela Davis to keynote University of Michigan's 34th annual MLK Symposium". Click on Detroit. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020. ^ "New Members". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

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9. www.thoughtco.com › angela-davis-biography-3528285Biography of Angela Davis, Political Activist, Academic

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   Nov 8, 2020 · Angela Davis (born Jan. 26, 1944) is a political activist, academic, and author, who has been highly involved in the civil rights movement in the U.S. She is well known for her work and influence on racial justice, women's rights, and criminal justice reform.

10. wams.nyhistory.org › angela-davisLife Story: Angela Davis - Women & the American Story

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    Life Story: Angela Davis (1944- ) Philosopher, Activist, and Political Prisoner. The story of a radical thinker whose imprisonment garnered a national response.