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Angela Davis

Booklet

Date Made: 1973
Country: German Democratic Republic; United States

Materials: paper; metal
Measurements: 21 cm x 14.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 5 11/16 in; 21 cm x 29 cm; 8 1/4 in x 11 7/16 in

A song lyric and sheet music booklet that focuses on the life and work of American Marxist and civil rights activist, Angela Davis. Davis had a large following in the GDR after her imprisonment in 1970. East Germans saw her as an example of the systemic racism prevalent in Western capitalist society. Davis was later acquitted and visited East Germany in 1972.

Accession Number: 2014.348.002


		

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