Quote by Angela Davis
As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound

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

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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

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Learning
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Yes, I think its really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement. – Angela Davis

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relationship
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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

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Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more. – Rip Torn

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Whenever you discuss politics, it is always better to use individual names rather then the term neocon. – David Frum

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