“Her revolutionary politics and academic writings provide a link from 1960s groups like the Black
Panthers to contemporary cases including Leonard Peltier and Mumia Abu Jamal,” Burns
concludes. “Ultimately Davis represents a revitalizing force in New Left politics (she was at the
forefront of Gulf War protests in the United States that were censored by the mainstream media)
and individual life-affirming cultural studies (particularly blues and hip-hop music).”
In 1970, then-Governor of California Ronald Reagan publicly vowed that Davis would never teach
in that state again. Reagan is dead and buried while Angela Davis is inspiring a new generation
toward critical thought as a professor in the History of Consciousness Department at University
of California, Santa Cruz… in California.
Panthers to contemporary cases including Leonard Peltier and Mumia Abu Jamal,” Burns
concludes. “Ultimately Davis represents a revitalizing force in New Left politics (she was at the
forefront of Gulf War protests in the United States that were censored by the mainstream media)
and individual life-affirming cultural studies (particularly blues and hip-hop music).”
In 1970, then-Governor of California Ronald Reagan publicly vowed that Davis would never teach
in that state again. Reagan is dead and buried while Angela Davis is inspiring a new generation
toward critical thought as a professor in the History of Consciousness Department at University
of California, Santa Cruz… in California.
TIMELINE:
1971 14,000 are arrested at an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., the largest mass arrest in U.S. history.
1971 Frank Serpico reveals corruption in the NYPD.
1971 Edwin Starr sings: “War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.”
1972 Gloria Steinem founds Ms. magazine.
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