1. Angela Davis
After guards at Soledad Prison killed George Jackson, his younger brother Jonathan, attempted to free another prisoner from a Marin County, California courthouse by taking hostages. ... Davis evaded the police for two weeks, and during this time signs went up in numerous homes and businesses that read, "Angela, you are welcome in this house". ... During her prison term, there was a worldwide outpouring of emotion and a call to "Free Angela" from prison. ... From the experience that she acquired from being a political prisoner, and the "Free Angela" movement, Angela Davis along with others went...
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