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I'm thinking about some developments say in the 80s when the anti-apartheid movement began to claim more support and strength within the US. Black trade unionists played a really important role in developing this US anti-apartheid movement.

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Angela Davis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 29
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Birmingham
Alabama
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