Angela davis was born on january 26th, 1944 in birmingham, Alabama to sallye and frank Davis , an elementary school teacher and the owner of a service station respectively.
Angela davis later moved north and went to brandeis University in Massachusetts where she studied philosophy with herb marcuse.she also graduated from san diego University in the late 1960s.#160;
Angela Davis became a professor at UCLA , but she fell out of favor with the administration due to her ties. later on she was charged#160; with aiding the botched escape attempt of imprisoned Black radical George Jackson, served 18 months in jail til 1972
Angela Davis joined several groups , including the black panthers, and che-lumumba, which were all black branches of the communist party
Angela davis had become a strong supporter of three prison inmates of soledad prison known as the soledad brothers. who were accused of killing a prison guard. during the jacksons trial angela was brought up on several charges for her alleged parts.
Angela davis then returned to teaching . she served as a distinguished professor at Emerita University of california, santa cruz. before retiring in 2008. She wrote a total of 6 books