Radical simply means “grasping things at the root.
ANGELA DAVISIf we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.
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The campaign against the death penalty has been – while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
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Prison relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially those produced by racism and, increasingly, global capitalism.
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We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
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The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
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Progressive art can assist people to learn what’s at work in the society in which they live.
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I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.
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Justice is indivisible. You can’t decide who gets civil rights and who doesn’t.
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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.
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If we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions.
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Anyway I don’t think we can rely on governments, regardless of who is in power, to do the work that only mass movements can do.
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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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We should seek out all the doors which still remain ajar, however slight the opening might be.
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