Angela Y. Davis

Born in 1944 histcon.ucsc.edu

Angela Yvonne Davis is an American activist, scholar, and author known for her work in civil rights, feminism, and prison abolition.
A former leader in the Communist Party USA with ties to the Black Panther Party, Davis gained national prominence in the 1960s.
She faced legal challenges, including a high-profile trial in which she was acquitted.
Davis is the founder of Critical Resistance, an organization working to abolish the prison-industrial complex.
A retired professor from the University of California, Santa Cruz, her research interests span African American studies, critical theory, Marxism, and the philosophy of punishment and prisons.

Books by Angela Y. Davis

Freedom is a Constant Struggle

by Angela Y. Davis • 2015

Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.

4.44

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🚫 Prison Abolition ✊🏾 Black Feminism 🌍 Global Solidarity 🔀 Intersectionality ⚠️ State Violence

Freedom is a Constant Struggle

Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.

by Angela Y. Davis 2015 158 pages

4.44

36k+ ratings

🚫 Prison Abolition ✊🏾 Black Feminism 🌍 Global Solidarity 🔀 Intersectionality ⚠️ State Violence

Women, Race, & Class

by Angela Y. Davis • 1981

From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.

4.59

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🖤 Black Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 🏥 Reproductive Justice 🏠 Domestic Labor 🌱 Abolitionist Roots

Women, Race, & Class

From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.

by Angela Y. Davis 1981 288 pages

4.59

35k+ ratings

🖤 Black Feminism 🧩 Intersectionality 🏥 Reproductive Justice 🏠 Domestic Labor 🌱 Abolitionist Roots

Are Prisons Obsolete?

by Angela Y. Davis • 2003

Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.

4.51

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⛓️ Prison Abolition 🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏭 Prison Industrial Complex ✊🏾 Black Feminism

Are Prisons Obsolete?

Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.

by Angela Y. Davis 2003 126 pages

4.51

30k+ ratings

⛓️ Prison Abolition 🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏭 Prison Industrial Complex ✊🏾 Black Feminism

An Autobiography

by Angela Y. Davis • 1974

On trial for murder, a philosophy professor wins her freedom through global solidarity.

4.45

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🚫 Prison Abolition 🖤 Black Feminism 📕 Marxist Theory ✍️ Political Memoir 🚔 Carceral State

An Autobiography

On trial for murder, a philosophy professor wins her freedom through global solidarity.

by Angela Y. Davis 1974 416 pages

4.45

11k+ ratings

🚫 Prison Abolition 🖤 Black Feminism 📕 Marxist Theory ✍️ Political Memoir 🚔 Carceral State

Blues Legacies & Black Feminism

by Angela Y. Davis • 1998

Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.

4.28

1k+

🎸 Blues History 🎤 Women In Music ✊🏾 Black Feminism 🪧 Protest Music 🎵 Black Music

Blues Legacies & Black Feminism

Before feminism had a vocabulary, three blues women sang its earliest demands into existence.

by Angela Y. Davis 1998 464 pages

4.28

1k+ ratings

🎸 Blues History 🎤 Women In Music ✊🏾 Black Feminism 🪧 Protest Music 🎵 Black Music

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