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Davis called her hometown the most segregated city of what region?

The South

100

Davis left her hometown to study in what city?

New York

100

Davis joined this party because they addressed three important issues

Communist party and race, gender and class

100

Who are the prisoners Angela Davis is best known for supporting?

The Soledad Brothers

100

What is the name of the prison reform group she helped to establish?

The Critical Resistance

200
Her mother worked with organizations started by Black activists of what political group from the northeast?

Communist

200
Davis' high school was staffed with teachers who were fired for having ties to what era?

The McCarthy era

200

What year did she leave the communist party

1991

200

What crime was she charged with in 1970?

Murder

200

What was the term that organizers used to move beyond the "Do the crime, Do the time" mindset?

Prison-industrial complex

300
When her mother's white friends visited, what did they have to do to avoid the police?

Lie down in the back seat

300

What is the predominantly white and Jewish college she attended?

Brandeis

300

Which organization did Angela Davis find issues with womens roles?

The Black Panther Party

300

About how many months did she spend in jail?

18
300

What university hosted the 1998 conference?

UC Berkeley

400

What happened after Davis' church hosted an interracial discussion group?

It was burnt down

400

Davis earned her PhD in what subject

Philosophy

400

What are the initials of the civil rights group Angela Davis joined in Los Angeles?

SNCC

400

What list was she placed on during this period of her life?

FBI's most wanted

400
Around how many people attended this conference?

3,500+

500

This agency followed her and her family during the McCarthy era

The FBI

500

This person was Davis' proffessor in Germany

Herbert Marcuse
500

Name one organization she was apart of:

National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression

500
Her first project was created while she was incarcerated in New York, what did this project focus on?

A bail fund for women

500

What is her phrase that connects intimate violence to institutional violence?

Circuits of Violence