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ITEM Identifier: MC 940, Vt-314.47.

Angela Davis speech: "Unlikely Coalitions: Radical Strategies for Anti-Racist Activism" at Smith College, June 13, 1997. Digital

Scope and Contents

Davis discusses Geronimo Pratt, Frank "Big Black" Smith, women's prisons, conservatism in the black community, new forms of racism, global capitalism, unfair labor practices, the expansion of the prison system, mass incarceration, the criminalization of people of color, and coalition building between students and prisoners. Includes audience question and answer session.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-2017
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1968-2006

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Collection is open for research. Folders #6.6, 15.6, 18.7, 57.6 and 57.7 are closed until 2046, as specified in the agreement between Angela Y. Davis and the Schlesinger Library.

An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.

Extent

119.12 linear feet ((197 + 1/2 file boxes, 4 folio boxes, 14 folio+ boxes, 8 oversize boxes) plus 3 supersize boxes, 3 supersize folders, 120 photograph folders, 16 folio photograph folders, 10 folio+ photograph folders, 642 slides, 147 audiotapes, 65 videotapes, 12 CDs, 38 DVDs, 2 motion pictures, 5 phonograph records)
7.92 Megabytes (1 file)

Physical Location

Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.

Physical Facet

VHS.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository

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