With her we can survive and resist - John Bergerĭavis's arguments for justice are formidable.

Maybe too relevant, considering how little has changed in the interim * Los Angeles Times * rare book that even almost 50 years later feels timely and relevant. Davis is one of those books - Marcus Ryder There are books you should read, books that you will enjoy reading, and books that will educate you. Told with warmth, brilliance, humour, and conviction, it is an unforgettable account of a life committed to radical change. Communist Party, the Black Panther Party, and the Soledad Brothers and from the faculty of the Philosophy Department at UCLA to the FBI's list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. In the book, she describes her journey from a childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, to one of the most significant political trials of the century: from her political activity in a New York high school to her work with the U.S.

It is reissued now with a new introduction by Davis, for a new audience inspired and galvanised by her ongoing activism and her extraordinary example. The words fire off the page with humour, anger and eloquence' GuardianĪ powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela DavisĮdited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the Black Liberation era which resonates just as powerfully today. 'Riveting as fresh and relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago.

An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis