Angela Davis, Professor, Univ. of CA Santa Cruz
Angela Davis, professor, University of California Santa Cruz selected as one of the Top 10 Black Women in Higher Education.
Angela Davis is the most controversial of our honorees. Blacklisted and arrested by the FBI for murder, kidnapping and conspiracy in 1970 for allegedly purchasing guns used in a prison shootout, Davis was later found innocent on all charges. But before her acquittal, she served a 16-month sentence and was fired from UCLA for her involvement in the criminal case. Born in Birmingham, Ala., to a well-to-do family and educated at Brandeis University and the Institute for Social Research in Germany, Davis' arrest sparked an international campaign of support. Today, her scholarship focuses on a wide range of human rights issues, including those of prisoners. She also delves into, and blurs the boundaries between, a variety of academic disciplines, from sociology and history to philosophy and political science. She lives and works in California.
Angela Davis is the most controversial of our honorees. Blacklisted and arrested by the FBI for murder, kidnapping and conspiracy in 1970 for allegedly purchasing guns used in a prison shootout, Davis was later found innocent on all charges. But before her acquittal, she served a 16-month sentence and was fired from UCLA for her involvement in the criminal case. Born in Birmingham, Ala., to a well-to-do family and educated at Brandeis University and the Institute for Social Research in Germany, Davis' arrest sparked an international campaign of support. Today, her scholarship focuses on a wide range of human rights issues, including those of prisoners. She also delves into, and blurs the boundaries between, a variety of academic disciplines, from sociology and history to philosophy and political science. She lives and works in California.