Angela Davis (born in 1944) was an American left-wing activist for black rights, prominent in the student movement of the 1960s.
Short Biography:
In 1970 she went into hiding after being accused of supplying guns used in the murder of a judge who had been seized as a hostage in an attempt to secure the release of three black convicts. She was captured, tried, and acquitted.
In 1980 she stood as the Communist vice-presidential candidate.
At the University of California she studied under Marcuse, and was assistant professor of philosophy at UCLA 1969-1970.
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Angela Davis is an American political activist and author.
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