Angela Davis: Life and Activism

New York City

Los Angeles

Raleigh, North Carolina

Only in the United States

Exclusively in Europe

Only in California

NAACP and Urban League

Black Panther Party and SNCC

Southern Christian Leadership Conference and CORE

National Organization for Women and ACLU

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

The Black Panther Party

The Communist Party USA

For poor teaching performance

Due to her affiliation with communism

For leading student protests

Because she refused to sign a loyalty oath

She lost her case and was permanently banned from teaching.

She won her job back but left the university when her contract ended.

She was reinstated with a promotion and tenure.

The university settled out of court, and she received a large sum of money.

She immediately surrendered to authorities.

She sought political asylum in another country.

She went on the run, not trusting the justice system.

She hired a high-profile defense attorney.

The Forbes 400

The Time 100 Most Influential People

The list of political prisoners

It led to her immediate conviction and long prison sentence.

It sparked a global movement advocating for her freedom.

It caused her to withdraw from public life entirely.

It resulted in her being deported from the United States.

She retired from activism and public speaking.

She became a professor and published books on social injustices.

She ran for political office.

She moved abroad and never returned to the U.S.