About This Lesson
Introduce students to Angela Davis, a groundbreaking scholar, author, and activist whose work has shaped the Civil Rights Movement, Black liberation, and the fight against mass incarceration. This mini-lesson traces Davis’s early life in Birmingham, Alabama, her political activism with the Communist Party and Black Panther Party, and her 1970 arrest that sparked a global campaign for her release.
Using a short video, transcript, and ready-to-use worksheet, students will explore Davis’s lifelong commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice. They’ll examine her critiques of the prison industrial complex, discuss the legacy of her scholarship and activism, and respond to one of her most enduring questions:
What would true freedom look like?
Designed for high school classrooms, this inquiry-based lesson invites reflection, research, and classroom discussion about oppression, resistance, and social change across generations.
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