Angela Davis Songs

During the Free Angela Davis and All Political campaign in the 1970s, a lot of great art was produced in support of the cause. Here is a list of songs written for, or inspired by the Free Angela movement. As an international movement on both sides of the Iron Curtain, these songs were written in different languages from different ideological stands.

Also, here the Jackie Kay poem that I didn't have enough time to share in class. It tells the story of how Kay, herself a black Scottish woman, took Angela Davis as her role model when she was a girl. It really showcases how Angela Davis became an international icon as a powerful Black woman who "wouldn't put up with stuff."