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Justice is indivisible. You can't decide who gets civil rights and who doesn't.

Angela Davis

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Angela Davis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 29
Autobiographer
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Philosopher
Political Activist
Politician
Teacher
University Teacher
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Birmingham
Alabama
Angela Yvonne Davis
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