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MS Davis: A Graphic Biography

MS Davis: A Graphic Biography - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sybille Titeux de la Croix, Amazing Ameziane, Jenna Allen (Translator)Publish date:2023-03-14Pages:188
Language:EnglishPublisher:Fantagraphics BooksISBN-13:9781683965695ISBN-10:1683965698UPC:9781683965695Book Category:Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Nonfiction, Literary, Contemporary WomenBook Topic:Biography & MemoirSize:10.72 x 8.25 x 0.79 inchesWeight:2.101Product ID:SCCCGVNH0F
NAACP Award Nomination, Outstanding Graphic Novel 2023

In Ms Davis, the acclaimed French cartooning duo tell a story of this seminal, revolutionary, 1970s icon through an accessible graphic novel narrative.

Born in 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, Angela Davis' family fought in the civil rights movement against racial segregation enforced by the Ku Klux Klan. In 1968, she joined the Black Communist Party and traveled to Cuba, a journey which left its mark on her forever. In 1971, the FBI put Davis on their 10 Most Wanted List. They accused her of orchestrating a politically motivated Marin County courtroom gunfight because she owned the guns. She went to prison despite her protestations of innocence. The Black People in Defense of Angela Davis formed, and soon the entire world would know her story and demand her freedom. In 1972, she was found not guilty by an all-white jury. Since then, she has dedicated her life to the fight for justice.

The graphic biography also includes illustrated educational supplementary material that adds historical context about the various political organizations and programs referred to in the book, such as COINTELPRO, an illegal FBI program dedicated to destroying U.S. political groups it deemed "subversive."


Language:EnglishPublisher:Fantagraphics BooksISBN-13:9781683965695ISBN-10:1683965698UPC:9781683965695Book Category:Comics & Graphic NovelsBook Subcategory:Nonfiction, Literary, Contemporary WomenBook Topic:Biography & MemoirSize:10.72 x 8.25 x 0.79 inchesWeight:2.101Product ID:SCCCGVNH0F
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

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