Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1944-01-26
Biography
American political activist, philosopher, academic, and author.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis, 1970-11-19
Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.OVRSZ 1.5
Scope and Contents
Reprint of James Baldwin's letter to Angela Davis, initially appearing in New York Review of Books. "Dear Sister, One might have hoped that, buy this hour, the very sight of chains on black flesh, or the very sight of chains, would be so intolerable a sight for the American people, and so unbearable a memory, that they would themselves spontaneously rise up and strike off the manacles. But, no, they appear to glory in their chains; now, more than ever, they appear to measure their safety...
Dates:
1970-11-19
Artists for the Defense of Political Prisoners...., 1972
Item
Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This archive, and its accompanying library, were acquired by Guy Logsdon, then Library Director, in 1977. It is ascribed to Harold Leventhal, who was a folk music manager, handling such musicians as the Weavers, Woody Guthrie, Peter, Paul and Mary and Joan Baez. This archive includes an selection of correspondence of the noted activist Ammon Hennacy as well as biographical materials.
Dates:
Publication: 1972