Abolition Democracy - Open Media Series

”[O]ne of America’s last truly fearless public intellectuals.” —Rep. Cynthia McKinney [D-Georgia]

“The Afro that blossomed around her face in the ‘70s has morphed into a contemporary natural, its sandy-colored hair flecked with gray. But there is no mistaking the consistency of her message, a pursuit of justice for those she believes are victimized by governmental policies and structures.” —Newsday

Over the last forty-odd years, ANGELA YVONNE DAVIS has been active in numerous organizations challenging prison-related repression. Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1944, Davis studied at Brandeis University, the Sorbonne, and with Herbert Marcuse at the Goethe Institute. Her advocacy on behalf of political prisoners, and her alleged connection to the Marin County courthouse incident, led to three capital charges, sixteen months in jail awaiting trial, and a highly publicized acquittal in 1972. In 1998, Davis was one of the twenty-five organizers of the historic Berkeley, California conference “Critical Resistance- Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex.” She is the author of many books, including Are Prisons Obsolete? and The Meaning of Freedom. She currently teaches in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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