Autobiography by Angela Davis
Autobiography by Angela Davis
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New edition, enriched with an unpublished interview!
Angela Davis. An icon, a symbol, a woman. A little black girl from Birmingham, Alabama, Angela Davis threw herself into political struggle at a very early age, before joining the Communist Party and then the Brothers of Soledad. Threatened with death several times, listed as one of the ten most dangerous criminals by the FBI, she was arrested and imprisoned in New York. Her trial in California had a worldwide impact. Angela Davis has become an exemplary figure in the fight against all forms of oppression: racial, social, political, sexual… A woman, finally. Behind the activist, the revolutionary, there is a human being who must not be forgotten. Angela Davis is beautiful and warm. Her remarkable intelligence has made her not only a brilliant student of Marcuse, but a being for whom reflection is as essential as action.
Yet, something was missing from this portrait of Angela Davis. A more personal, more lively insight, which this Autobiography brings us today . We realize then that we had too quickly forgotten Angela Davis, just as we had too quickly forgotten the troubled times of the 1960s: troubled in the United States, certainly, but also throughout the world and particularly in France. Angela Davis lived through all of this, she was at the head of the revolt. It is important that she reminds us of this, that she tells us about it. Angela Davis never stopped fighting: from Occupy Wall Street to the fight for the rights of Palestinian political prisoners, and her passion for women's rights is still as lively and unwavering!
It is the living link between the struggles of fifty years ago and those of today. The same common point unites these eras: the fight against capitalism in all its forms.
With Angela Davis by our side.
Angela Davis. An icon, a symbol, a woman. A little black girl from Birmingham, Alabama, Angela Davis threw herself into political struggle at a very early age, before joining the Communist Party and then the Brothers of Soledad. Threatened with death several times, listed as one of the ten most dangerous criminals by the FBI, she was arrested and imprisoned in New York. Her trial in California had a worldwide impact. Angela Davis has become an exemplary figure in the fight against all forms of oppression: racial, social, political, sexual… A woman, finally. Behind the activist, the revolutionary, there is a human being who must not be forgotten. Angela Davis is beautiful and warm. Her remarkable intelligence has made her not only a brilliant student of Marcuse, but a being for whom reflection is as essential as action.
Yet, something was missing from this portrait of Angela Davis. A more personal, more lively insight, which this Autobiography brings us today . We realize then that we had too quickly forgotten Angela Davis, just as we had too quickly forgotten the troubled times of the 1960s: troubled in the United States, certainly, but also throughout the world and particularly in France. Angela Davis lived through all of this, she was at the head of the revolt. It is important that she reminds us of this, that she tells us about it. Angela Davis never stopped fighting: from Occupy Wall Street to the fight for the rights of Palestinian political prisoners, and her passion for women's rights is still as lively and unwavering!
It is the living link between the struggles of fifty years ago and those of today. The same common point unites these eras: the fight against capitalism in all its forms.
With Angela Davis by our side.
