Scholar and activist Angela Davis is born in Birmingham, Alabama.
At a Glance
- Date
- 26 January 1944
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Key people
- Angela Davis
- Category
- Civil Rights Movement
- Source
- Biographical records · Britannica
What It Meant Then
She became a prominent figure in the Black Power movement and prison-abolition activism.
What It Means Now
Davis remains an influential voice in scholarship on race, gender, and incarceration.
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