Represented in the Bettina Aptheker Papers is how scholars around the world wrote in support of Angela. Here are some excerpts from the collection:




In addition to the statement and signatures, there is also a letter addressed to Bettina updating her on the publishing of the statement and signatures in newspapers, technical difficulties in Italy, and even the possibility of a statement of support from Picasso:



Together, these materials represent just a sampling of how struggles against oppressive formations of the state were linked together beyond the construction of nation-states and borders, even before our current ease of global communication.


Continue your exploration:


 

1. Soledad Brothers
2. Angela Davis and Bettina Aptheker
3. The Black Panther Party
4. Selected materials by collection