Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime. Angela Davis 13thabolishamendment Change image and share on social
I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general. Angela Davis generalinvolveprison Change image and share on social
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. Angela Davis abolishamericadeath Change image and share on social
Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.' Angela Davis graspmeanradical Change image and share on social
As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had developed around my case to create another organization, which we called the National Alliance against Racist and Political Repression. Angela Davis alliancecallcase share on social
What this country needs is more unemployed politicians. Angela Davis countrypoliticianunemployed Change image and share on social
Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been. Angela Davis clandestinehidekind Change image and share on social
Yes, I think it's really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement. Angela Davis acknowledgeassassinationcivil share on social
Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other. Angela Davis beingbreakconvert Change image and share on social
That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated. Angela Davis alternativeblackcolor share on social
