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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Angela Davis

From 1967 to 1975, Swedish interest in the U.S. civil rights movement peaked. Swedish filmmakers documented the Black Power movement, which was either ignored or portrayed as terrorism by U.S. media. This Community Classroom module analyzes Angela Davis and her profound impact on global liberation movements. Part of the Women and Girls Lead, Volume 2: African-American Women Lead curriculum.

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