Musician Dictionary

Angela Davis

American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944) · American professor and political activist

DescriptionAmerican political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
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Born1944-01-26
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BirthplaceBirmingham Birmingham
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationfeminist political prisoner autobiographer human rights defender university teacher writer politician philosopher women's rights activist civil rights advocate assistant professor vice president co-founder distinguished professor director
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Record labelsAlternative Tentacles
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Member ofPhi Beta Kappa Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Communist Party of the United States of America board of directors Episcopal Church Southern Negro Youth Congress communist party Girl Scouts of the USA American Friends Service Committee
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Awardshonorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University honorary citizen of Magdeburg Q109986273 Thomas Merton Award Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Star of People's Friendship honorary degree from Spelman College honorary doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University Blue Planet Award Q121537149 Order of Playa Girón American Book Awards honorary doctorate Time 100 National Women's Hall of Fame honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge Lenin Peace Prize Star of People's Friendship in Silver magna cum laude
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Also known as

A Davis A. Davis Angela Y Davis Angela Y. Davis Angela Yvonne Davis Анджела Дэвис

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