Neumann, Caryn E
Description
Encyclopedia article about Angela Davis, educator and civil rights activist, who gained notoriety in the turbulence of the late 1960s as a member of the Communist Party and associate of members of the civil rights group the Black Panther Party. She was implicated in a daring prisoner escape that resulted in several deaths but was later exonerated. Davis is a university professor and widely recognized scholar on racial politics.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
Record Contributed By
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)Record Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Civil Rights Workers
- African American Educators
- African American Women Political Activists
- African Americans
- Black Panther Party
- California
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Workers
- Communists
- Los Angeles
- Trials (Conspiracy)
- Trials (Murder)
- United States
- Women
- Women Social Reformers
Related Content
