On Resistance and Responsibility with Angela Davis

The legendary Angela Davis joins Illinois Libraries Present to discuss her extensive contributions to social justice movements worldwide as an activist, author, philosopher, and educator. Davis’ influence has expanded and evolved over several decades and fields of study, from front lines activism to esteemed recognition by some of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions. Her work has been indispensable to social movements addressing racial justice, feminism, mass incarceration, colonialism, and beyond.

Davis is a founding member of the prison abolitionist organization Critical Resistance; author of numerous books including If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance (1971), Women, Race, and Class (1981), Blues Legacies and Black Feminism (1998), Are Prisons Obsolete? (2003), and Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement (2015); recipient of the American Book Award, Sackler Center First Award, and José Muñoz Award; and a recent inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

Moderator
Arionne Nettles, a Chicago based storyteller and cultural reporter, will join Davis in conversation.

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