[Local United Committee to Free Angela Davis], undated. Digital
Includes organization plan.
[Letters sent to Angela Davis in jail], 1970 Digital
[Letters sent to Angela Davis in jail], 1971. Digital
Includes letter from Alice Collins, mother of Addie Mae, who was killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing (58.9).
[Letters sent to Angela Davis in jail], 1972. Digital
Includes letters between Davis and S. Deacon Alexander about prison and the importance of letters from her friends while in prison.
[Letters to Angela Davis from the Netherlands], 1971 Digital
Angela Davis interview, Good Morning Bay Area, 1989. Digital
Segment of KGO-TV talk show featuring guest Angela Davis and lawyer James Garrett. Davis discusses Teresa Jeffrey Clark and John Clark who were arrested after falsely calling in sick to work, the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression, discriminatory police practices, community organizing.
Angela Davis speech: Kenyon College, November 1, 1990. Digital
Speech on the persistence of racism in academia. Davis discusses her experience at Brandeis University, creating an inclusive curriculum, affirmative action, internalized racism, racial and ethnic linguistic terms, Black Studies programs, elitism, classicism, teaching in prisons, and the cocaine drug epidemic. Includes audience question and answer session.
Angela Davis speech: Bates College, January 16, 1991. Digital
Angela Davis interviews artist Ice Cube, ca.1991. Digital
Discussion topics include generational differences between African Americans, sexist language in hip hop, reclaiming racial slurs, Ice Cube's album "Death Certificate," hip hop culture, black women in activism, racial stereotypes, musical influences, depiction of African Americans in media, drug epidemic, police violence, African American leaders, apartheid in South Africa, and other issues affecting the African American community.
Angela Davis speech: Women's issues and activism, 1972. Digital
Davis advocates for black women solidarity with oppressed women all over the world and discusses the struggles of black women in the United States, women in third world countries, working class people, and critiques the women's movement in the United States.
Angela Davis Defense Committee radio interview, ca.1970. Digital
Brief remarks by the Angela Davis Defense Committee on the murder of George Jackson and the campaign to free Angela Davis.
Angela Davis speech: Black communist event, ca.1987. Digital
Davis discusses economic and political inequality in the United States, the politics of Ronald Reagan, unemployment, racism, sexism and reproductive rights, corporate monopolies and labor rights, the nomination of Robert Bork to the United States Supreme Court, and South Africa. Davis's speech is followed by a speech by the president of the event organization about Angela Davis.
WBAI 99.5 FM interview with Angela Davis and Eisa Davis, June 26, 2003. Digital
Davis discusses her book Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003). Also includes interview with playwright Eisa Davis about her play "Angela's Mixtape" and her experience as an artist and actress.
[Letters to Angela Davis from the Soviet Union], 1971. Digital
Includes postcards from writing campaign in solidarity with Angela Davis in Russian and English. (54.7)
[Letters to Angela Davis from the United States], 1970. Digital
Includes letters of solidarity and hate mail after Davis's extradition from New York to California.
[Letters to Angela Davis from the United States], 1971 Digital
[Letters to Angela Davis from the United States], undated Digital
[Letters to Angela Davis from West Germany], 1971-1973 Digital
[Comite Haitien pour la Liberation de Angela Davis], 1972. Digital
Includes petitions and printed material in French.
[San Francisco United Committee to Free Angela Davis], 1971. Digital
Includes fliers and posters.
[Statements from Angela Davis from Marin County Jail], 1971 Digital
[Letters to Angela Davis from East Germany], 1970-1971. Digital
Includes postcards and letters from writing campaign in solidarity with Angela Davis.
Worship Service, Angela Davis Defense Committee, November 14, 1971. Digital
Ecumenical worship service and informational forum sponsored by the United East Oakland Clergy. Includes presentation by the Angela Davis Defense Committee.
Angela Davis speech: Report from Harlem, September 9, 1994. Digital
Alternative Radio program "Report from Harlem" recorded at the Dempsey Center in Harlem, New York. Davis discusses issues faced by the African American community in Harlem including poverty, racism, the depiction of African Americans in media, the Bill Clinton administration, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, mass incarceration, sexual harassment, and racism.
Angela Davis lecture: Politics of Reproduction, October 3, 1988. Digital
Class lecture by Davis on race, class, and the history of the birth control movement.