Angela Davis in 1975

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Academic, political activist and author Professor Angela Davis is a hugely important figure in the modern history of African American politics. Over a career that stretches back over 50 years she’s written numerous books including 1981’s Women, Race and Class, which explores the history of the women’s liberation movement from the 1960s to the 1980s. Through 13 essays, Davis argues that the women’s movement favours white middle class women to the exclusion of women of colour. Davis’ life has been eventful. In 1970, a warrant for her arrest was issued in connection to an attack on the Marin County Civic Centre. She was ultimately found not guilty but not before she spent time as a wanted fugitive and in jail awaiting trial. In this interview for The World Tonight in 1975, she talks about her politics and discusses how her time in jail affected her.