Ms Davis : a graphic biography
Titeux de la Croix, Sybille2023
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Born in 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, Angela Davis' family fought in the civil rights movement against racial segregation enforced by the Ku Klux Klan. In 1968, she joined the Black Communist Party and travelled to Cuba, a journey which left its mark on her forever. In 1971, Davis was put on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List because several Black prisoners whose causes she had championed used weapons she owned in a Marin County courtroom gunfight. She went to prison despite her protestations of innocence. The Black People in Defense of Angela Davis formed, and soon the entire world would know her story and demand her freedom. In 1972, she was found not guilty by an all-white jury. Since then, she has dedicated her life to the fight for justice.
Main title:
Ms Davis : a graphic biography / Sybille Titeux de la Croix ; illustrated by Améziane ; translated by Jenna Allen.
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Imprint:
Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2023.
Collation:
188 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781683965695 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
322.42092
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- -- Comic books, strips, etcWomen revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcRevolutionaries -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 -- Comic books, strips, etcCivil rights movements -- United States -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etcBiography
BRN:
2598798