10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
1. Angela was a member of Che-Lumumba, an exclusively black branch of the Communist Party.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
2. In 1970, she was put on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Criminals list for her association with the Black Panther Partner & her wrongful accusation in a murder case.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
3. Her mother, Sallye Davis, was a leading organizer of the Southern Negro Congress. Activism literally runs through Angela’s veins.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
4. Angela married once, in 1980, to photographer Hilton Braithwaite. Their marriage ended in divorce several years later.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
5. She ran for Vice President of the United States in 1980 & 1984 on the Communist Party ticket.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
6. She was the Chair of the Minority Women’s Studies department at the University of Santa Barbara.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
7. Angela completed her graduate studies at the University of Frankfurt, in Germany.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
8. She spent 16 months in jail while awaiting trial for murder, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy charges. She was acquitted of all 3 charges, in a landmark case.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
9. Angela has written 8 books. One of her books was written alongside famed activist and Black Panther, Assata Shakur.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
10. In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan sought to ban Angela from teaching in California for her involvement with the Communist Party.
10 Things You Should Know About Activist Angela Davis (PHOTOS) was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
