How Did Angela Davis Inspire a Movement?

In 1970, activist Angela Davis was charged with murder. A movement arose to free her, and her time in jail inspired her to work to change the prison system. Kemi, a student, talks with Kelly Elaine Navies, oral historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (https://www.seevid.ir/fa/result?ytch=UC_66nY81jHx8OsvfjhFydZw). Explore the objects featured in this video: https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/how-did-angela-davis-inspire-a-movement/xbytwehfbnrmkmlb Learn more women’s history with the Smithsonian: https://womenshistory.si.edu/ Drawing on the Smithsonian’s unique and vast resources, Because of Her Story creates, disseminates, and amplifies the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.

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