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It's Black History Month! This week, Lauren and Amanda cover the inspiring academic and activist Angela Davis, who was on the FBI's Most Wanted list for a crime she didn't commit, and who has made it part of her life's work to fight back against the systems of oppression that put her there.

Sources:

• Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: “Angela Davis”
• New York History: “Women and the American Story: Life Story: Angela Davis (1944- )”
• New York Times Magazine: “Angela Davis Still Believes America Can Change” by Nelson George
• Thought Co.: “Biography of Angela Davis, Political Activist and Academic” by Jone Johnson Lewis
• History.com: “How Angela Davis Ended Up on the FBI Most Wanted List” by Antonio Mejias-Rentas
• The History Makers: “Angela Davis” 
• The Guardian: “Angela Davis: ‘We knew that the role of the police was to protect white supremacy’” by Lanre Bakare
• National Archives: “Angela Davis (January 26, 1944)”
• Speak Out: “Angela Davis: Author, Educator, and Activist”
• Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
• An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis
• Documentary: 13th
• Documentary: Stamped from the Beginning
• Wikipedia

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