Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing. — Angela Davis Copy Share
Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within… — Angela Davis Copy Share
Often young black people are looking towards the alternative economies. They are looking towards the drug economy… the economies that are going to that… — Angela Davis Copy Share
I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late '40's and early '50's was the… — Angela Davis Copy Share
You can't criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently. — Angela Davis Copy Share
As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had developed around my case to create another organization, which… — Angela Davis Copy Share
There is so much history of this racist violence that simply to bring one person to justice is not going to disturb the whole… — Angela Davis Copy Share
I’m a feminist so I believe in inhabiting contradictions. I believe in making contradictions productive, not in having to choose one side or the… — Angela Davis Copy Share
Kids these days are kind of going back to Tupac and Snoop Doggy Dogg as examples of people that stand for something. — Angela Davis Copy Share
Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings. Homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, and illiteracy are only a few of the… — Angela Davis Copy Share
It doesn't surprise me that aspect of the black nationalist movement, the cultural side, has triumphed because that is the aspect of the movement… — Angela Davis Copy Share
