I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities. Angela Davis advantageawarenessmake Change image and share on social
And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can't necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation. Angela Davis blackclassdevelop share on social
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
You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now. Angela Davis attemptguessleadership Change image and share on social
I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement. Angela Davis achieveactivistback share on social
I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general. Angela Davis generalinvolveprison 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
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
I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons. Angela Davis abolishfunctionprison 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
