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Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
“You know her name. Know her story.”
The story of how, in 1970, the social activism of young UCLA philosophy professor Angela Davis led her to become involved in a failed kidnapping attempt that ended in a shootout, four deaths, and her name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
Directed by Shola Lynch, Jada Pinkett Smith, JAŸ-Z
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Status
Released
Released
September 9, 2012
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
English
Top cast
Angela Davis
Self
Deacon Alexander
Self
Bettina Aptheker
Self
Richard Arnason
Self
Lowell Bergman
Self
Stephen Bingham
Self
Leo Branton
Self
Margaret Burnham
Self
Earl Caldwell
Self
Elisabeth Coleman
Self
Fania E. Davis
Self
William Divale
Self
Howard Moore Jr.
Self
Stephen Shames
Self
Doris Brin Walker
Self
David Weir
Self
Charles E. Young
Self
Eisa Davis
Angela Davis
Brandon J. Dirden
George Jackson
Huey P. Newton
Self (archive footage)
