Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. – Angela Davis
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society. – Angela Davis
I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late 40s and early 50s was the most segregated city in the country, and in a sense learning how to oppose the status quo was a question of survival. – Angela Davis
As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my peoples struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism. – Angela Davis