'Riveting; as fresh and relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. The words fire off the page with humour, anger and eloquence' GuardianA powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela DavisEdited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the Black Liberation era which resonates just as powerfully today. It is reissued now with a new introduction by Davis, for a new audience inspired and galvanised by her ongoing activism and her extraordinary example. In the book, she describes her journey from a childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, to one of the most significant political trials of the century: from her political activity in a New York high school to her work with the U. S. Communist Party, the Black Panther Party, and the Soledad Brothers; and from the faculty of the Philosophy Department at UCLA to the FBI's list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Told with warmth, brilliance, humour, and conviction, it is an unforgettable account of a life committed to radical change.
Biografie
Angela Yvonne Davis ist Professorin für Mentalitätsgeschichte an der University of California in Santa Cruz. Sie ist in zahlreichen Organisationen tätig gewesen, die gegen die Repression im Umkreis des Gefängnissystems kämpfen. Ihr Eintreten für politische Gefangene trug ihr drei Mordanklagen mit möglicher Verhängung der Todesstrafe und sechzehn Monate Haft bis zu ihrem Prozess ein. Nach einer hochgradig öffentlichkeitswirksamen Kampagne zu ihrer Freilassung wurde sie schließlich 1972 freigesprochen.
