A California jury acquits scholar-activist Angela Davis of all charges after a closely watched trial.
At a Glance
- Date
- 4 June 1972
- Location
- San Jose, California
- Key people
- Angela Davis
- Category
- Law & Justice
- Source
- California court records (1972) · Britannica
What It Meant Then
Her case had become an international cause for the global left and Black freedom movements.
What It Means Now
Davis went on to a long career in scholarship and prison-abolition activism.
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