1970s Angela Davis Large Black and White Poster

Davis, Angela

Poster

DAVIS, Angela. Measuring 28.5" x 39". Black and white portrait of feminist, activist, and Black Panther Angela Davis in the early 1970s. During this period, Angela Davis was arrested and held on trial on the charges of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy. Davis had not been present but was alleged to have purchased the guns used by Jonathan Jackson, brother of George Jackson, at Marin County courtroom in the case of the Soledad Brothers. During the trial, Jonathan had armed the black defendants and took Judge Harold Haley, the prosecutor, and three female jurors as hostages before a shootout broke loose between the armed defendants and police. She became the third woman to be placed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list by J. Edgar Hoover and went into hiding. Once caught by the FBI, she spent more than a year in jail. The case garnered international frenzy in which she gained global support for her innocence. This poster was likely sold non-commercially to raise funds for her defense. Enough funds were raised to have Davis acquitted and thrust Angela, then in her 20s, into the leadership of the black liberation movement in which she still plays a major role against the prison industrial complex. Three tears approximating between 0.5" to one 2" tear at the top center. Wear to edges. Overall good condition.

Item #18484

Price: $1,200.00