Told with warmth, brilliance, humor and conviction, Angela Davis’s autobiography is a classic account of a life in struggle with echoes in our own time.

Edited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974.

Influenced by her segregated upbringing in Birmingham. A powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela Davis. First published and edited by Toni Morrison in 1974, An Autobiography is a powerful and commanding account of her early years in struggle.ĭavis 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.Ĭommunist 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. Educator, activist and author Angela Davis (1944-) became known for her involvement in a politically charged murder case in the early 1970s. This beautiful new edition of Angela Davis’s classic Autobiography features an expansive new introduction by the author. DavisĪngela Davis has been a political activist at the cutting edge of the Black Liberation, feminist, queer, and prison abolitionist movements for more than 50 years. “I am excited to be publishing this new edition of my autobiography with Haymarket Books at a time when so many are making collective demands for radical change and are seeking a deeper understanding of the social movements of the past.” -Angela Y.

An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis