How Did Angela Davis Inspire a Movement?

In 1970, activist Angela Davis was charged with murder. A movement arose to free her, and her time in jail inspired her to work to change the prison system.
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[@Tree_Village]

Everyone benefits from civil rights movements. Everyone. Thank you for this interview 🙏

[@katchie2888]

super cool. i like the back-and-forth format of this video

[@BelleLaBella]

So, is the button going to move to the mayflower exhibit now?

[@haupper]

She brought style to communism.

[@brittanyhayes1043]

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[@TroyBrownTV]

The i believe speech from Martin Luther King?

[@mikeluna4637]

right

[@mikeluna4637]

I thought I was the only one who caught it

[@i-tiyahman6519]

She is Big but in the El Salvador 10 year civil war is Maria Chichilco a guerilla commander a fighter the Army kill 2 of her Daughters now she is a Government minister she’s the baddest ever

[@alaunstennis4976]

This could be educational

[@antoineroussel7967]

I'm french and we are actually studying that in class haha

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@@antoineroussel7967 You poor souls

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BADASS...🤓✌✊

[@PoleVault44]

Uh...Angela Davis was "running game" on the white man❗🤔

[@djbrothabill]

She slept with whitemen,, and was funded by the white supremacist

[@PoleVault44]

@Merican Modi Angela Davis had a great afro !!!!

[@yellowblue4045]

contact angela davis! she is still
alive 💜

[@rc1564]

Its just American history not African American history. You're not African jeeez

[@hayattkhaire3644]

african american in america means the african descent slaves that were brought to america that live and have been living in america now for many generations.