Probably not such a person who evenonce did not hear about a woman with a big name Angela Davis. An activist, teacher, scholar and writer - she made a huge contribution to the struggle for the rights of the oppressed. Davis is the author of books on the culture, politics and fate of women. The ardent feminist showed herself to be a supporter of gender equality. She also advocated reforming the prison system.
Angela Davis: autobiography
The girl Davis appeared in the school familyteachers and tankers in Birmingham (Alabama) on January 26, 1944. From an early age, Angela to the depths of the soul was inspired by the ideas of socialism. In these times, in the southern United States, the Ku Klux Klan group felt quite at ease.
Дэвис в школьные годы была отличницей.She dreamed of becoming a teacher. At the age of 15, Davis Angela goes to New York where she attends high school. For the first time, she became interested in high school politics.
Brandeis University
The girl joined the Marxist circle in whichbecame friends with the daughter of the famous historian Apteker Herbert. After school, Angela enters Brandeis University with her dark-skinned girlfriend. She gets an excellent opportunity to study philosophy with the famous American culturologist Herbert Marcuse.
She was always attracted to the concept of equality of people.Angela Davis, whose photo you can see here, studied in good educational institutions that are accessible to black children. In those days, not everyone was given the opportunity to learn at the university. She trained at the Sorbonne. There, she honed her knowledge of French literature. University of Paris professors later said that Davis was modest and serious.
VIII World Festival for Youth and Students
В 1962 году для Анджелы Дэвис открыл свои двери VIII World Festival for youth and students. It was held in Helsinki. In the fate of the girl, this event played an important role. The goal of Davis is to learn more about the representatives of the revolutionary youth from around the world. At the festival, Angela meets with students from Cuba. She becomes a supporter of the legendary Fidel Castro.
University of Frankfurt, Germany
Затем девушка продолжает обучение во Frankfurt University. In 1965 she graduated from an educational institution. In 1966, Davis Angela arrives in Paris. There she is going to learn French. However, instead proceeds to the study of philosophy. Particular attention is paid to the works of Davis Albert Camus, Karl Marx, Jean-Paul Sartre.
Return to the States
While the American girl was in Europe, radical movements began to appear in large numbers in the United States. Angela decides to return to her homeland to become part of them.
In 1967, Davis Angela Yvonne comes toSan Diego. There she continues the in-depth study of philosophy. At this time, Angela is actively helping citizens who are in prison. She is known as a strong public figure and organizer of many actions and rallies.
In 1970, Davis was declared wanted by the FBI.While awaiting trial, the girl was forced to spend a year and a half at the New York Detention Center for Women. In 1972, celebrities such as John Lennon and the British rock band Rolling Stones performed in support of Angela. "Black Panther" admired by many celebrities at all times. Russian singer Garik Sukachev has released a song called “Freedom to Angela Davis”.
The formation of the views of Angela Davis
История США не знает более известных радикально minded activists and African American educators than Davis. She was a frantic civil rights activist. Back in her childhood, Angela learned what racial disparity is. In adolescence, she and her colleagues organized group studies on the study of interracial relations. A major role in the development of the girl’s views was played by the bombing of a church located in Birmingham. This event in 1963 claimed the lives of innocent girls she knew. Angela Davis is keenly reacting to unfair politics and the cruelty of society.
19 year old dark-skinned girl with a thrill in her heartlistened to the powerful anti-racist speech of the famous black african martin king. The leader of the black rights movement in the United States has played an important role in the development of civil rights advocacy. These events could not leave a mark on the worldview of Angela Davis.
Social injustice in all its manifestations caused emotional distress to the girl. In her heart, the members of the Ku Klux Klan, who ruthlessly wielded in Alabama, permanently left wounds.
Любимой книгой Дэвис на протяжении долгих лет the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels "The Communist Manifesto" remained. The black human rights activist called herself a Communist and led an ardent fight for justice.
Davis personal life
Яркий роман случился у Дэвис после увольнения из University of California and entry into the Communist Party. Angela Davis, whose biography is covered in this article, defended the rights of prisoners and was a frequent guest of prisons. In one of them, she met with 28-year-old George Jackson. On the young handsome "hung" many crimes. But he managed to charm the girl. Angela decided to represent the interests of the guy, becoming his public lawyer.
Most of the time, the human rights activist together withGeorge's brother and his comrades planned the release of his beloved. However, the escape was never realized. Jonathan, the prisoner's younger brother, took a judge hostage during the trial. The story ended sadly: the police shot and killed Jackson Jr., and the judge. George himself was later killed within the prison walls. The weapon that the judge shot at was acquired in the name of Davis ...
Arrest davis
Angela was arrested for involvement in the attemptorganization escape Jackson. The woman spent in prison about one and a half years. At first she was kept in a solitary punishment cell, but thanks to her perseverance the girl was transferred to a regular detention center. Angela urged her cellmates to fight to improve prison conditions, which made the local guards very angry.
During this time, Davis's health deteriorated.She began to have vision problems. However, it is precisely this story that brought international fame to the human rights activist. In her defense were numerous "left" forces in various parts of the world. Later, the court delivered an acquittal verdict, and Angela was released.
Angela Davis in the USSR
During the Cold War, Angela Davismet with the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Leonid Brezhnev. The image of a black girl diligently spun the Soviet propaganda. It was presented to the Russian socialists as a victim of capitalism. The woman participated in many local government meetings. Very quickly in the USSR, she became "his man." Angela's liberal slogans were tightly controlled and were transferred somewhat differently by the translators.
Later, the working people of the Soviet Union were required to donate 10 kopecks to the Assistance Fund for Comrade Angela Davis. Pupils massively wrote her letters, the template of which was approved by the Central Committee of the CPSU.
Political activity
В 1980 и 1984 годах Дэвис Анджела боролась за American Vice President from the Communist Party of the United States. She also continues to work as a scientist. Angela publishes books and textbooks. In educational institutions around the world black human rights activist lectures. In the early 1990s, a woman leaves the Communist Party, refusing to support an attempted coup in Russia.
Дэвис углубляется в научную деятельность.However, she continues to work to protect the rights of female prisoners. In 1997, Angela made a stunning confession. In her words, she is not only a feminist, but also a lesbian. Angela Davis, whose private life was hidden from the public for many years, called her “youth’s mistakes” all her relationships with the male sex.
Awards and Prizes
Angela Davis awarded the USSR, Cuba andGermany as a woman who contributed to the protection of human freedom and dignity. Thus, in 1972, a black human rights activist received the National Order of Playa Chiron and the medal “In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V. I. Lenin”. In 1979, Davis was honored with the International Lenin Prize for Strengthening Peace among Nations. In 2004, Angela won the Prize of the German Society for the Protection of Civil Rights and Human Dignity.
Angela Davis: Quotes
В молодости Дэвис заявила: «Мой мир меняется.I want to be part of this change. ” This is one of the most vivid and popular quotes of a human rights activist. Her name has forever become a symbol of the concept of "freedom." Angela spoke a lot about human freedom. She said that "police repression and terror are directed against those who abandon the mindless role of the victim."
Black human rights activist today
Now 72-year-old Davis Angela is positioning itself as a democratic socialist. She is still fighting for the rights of prisoners and women, and is opposed to the death penalty and homophobia.
She works at the University of California.Davis also holds the position of director in the department of feminist research. The legendary human rights activist continues to organize large-scale protests against the oppression of people.
