Oppression and Repression in the U.S. by Angela Davis [1972] (1/4)

Angela Davis addresses a large crowd of students in the gymnasium at California State University at Fullerton on the topics of fascism, inequality and racism in the United States. Also discussed in the speech were Nixon, the killing of students at Southern University in Baton Rouge, George Wallace, George McGovern, Fred Hampton, deportation, Black, Brown and White unity, Attica, welfare, Rochelle McGee, Ricardo Chavez Ortiz, San Quentin 6, Fleeta Drumgo, George Jackson, Gary Lawton, Los Tres, Emily Butler, Vietnam War, and Billy Dean Smith. A Q&A session followed the speech.

[@godivaone3891]

I went to a majority white university and did my papers on African American leaders. When I did mine on Ms Angela Davis I received a B. Not that my paper was not up to par, it was rather good. I had my cousin who is a professor at Rutgers University proof read it. She stated the research and the information included and the passion for what I was writing should bring an A. I had to argue with the professor at my university as to why I got a B and not an A, I was told I did not choose a hero but yet I chose Angela Davis, a murder, a communist, etc. I explained to my professor, my heroes aren’t on stamps, they look like me not you. Some aren’t invited to colleges to speak, most are already dead due to the racism in our-society. So one of my hero is Angela Davis. She’s a feminist, author, philosopher and educator. She was on America’s 10 most wanted list in the 1970, went to prison for only 18 months because she was accused of killing a judge. With all that, she is my hero. She never allowed the system to break her. For a murder charge for a black persons to be let go after 18 month of jail service, the government had their hands in that case. So Angels Davis is my hero. My heroes look like me. I dedicated ALL my college papers to my people to the education of people who look like you sir. Ms Davis is an educator, I speak of her til this today, I speak and have wrote about other civil rights leaders, educators, feminist, authors, who are my heroes and who care about minorities. I have wrote my papers on great leaders to include but not limited to: Malcolm, Garvey, Huey Newton, Toni Morrison, Dr Cornel West PH.d, Everett, and my list goes on and on. To all who have died at the hands of this racist government, not wanting minorities to speak for what they believe was the best interest of minorities, my heroes who are alive and still speaking for minorities rights and educating on our history and to our future leaders to come, I want to THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. You sacrifice for your people, you educate your people. Much love and respect to all.

[@pteam56]

here it is 2020 and we still are facing the things Ms Davis (bless her) was aware of in the 1960's oppression is alive & still active all across "america land of the free home of the brave"? Thank you ms Davis

[@mami5957]

aye shout out Rutgers thats my Alum! shout out to you putting your professor in her place. OUR HEROS LOOK LIKE US AND THAT IS ANGELA DAVIS!

[@redlipstickmafia]

Godiva One, I can’t believe a college professor had the nerve to question the woman you chose to write about as your hero! She’s been my lifelong shero as well! (along with Cornel West.) I just saw her on Democracy now a few weeks ago and it gave me goosebumps to hear her talk about the BLM protests and how incredibly hopeful she feels because of this movement taking off. ✊🔥💟☮️

[@andtheywillknowusbyourname5511]

She’s a speaker for all people...

[@blackpanther-yr1ep]

i love this i do plz dont forget duty chairman Mr Fred Hampton an power to the people💯❤✊

[@iammi3749]

Sis was spot on. The time she spoke of is here

[@iamDavidaRose]

Yes. I’m watching in 2020. Ironic isn’t it.

[@darlaslim]

What do we do now?

[@Tech-eb2uu]

I Agree 110%

[@unicornmadness6286]

@@darlaslim fight

[@unicornmadness6286]

Hola papa, tu muy guapo

[@sunluv6115]

This is spot on an it’s 2020 an we are still here !!!! Angela Davis what a brilliant woman 👏🏾✊🏾😍❤️

[@veda1166]

Good grief. Just another race Hustler trying to sneak in communism. If you think that you've obviously never been to China or Russia. 😡

[@SirBlackReeds]

Double oof.

[@marbury2403]

@@veda1166 does it have to be either or? China, Russia and the United States can all practice racism. It's not mutually exclusive in other words. Wake up.

[@FiveofHearts1]

@wynn Nothing. Communists make wonderful fertilizer.

[@sherrittahughesphdlpc]

Still relevant in 2023. I saw a comment that was dated 2020.

[@somenothing7914]

she is so cool. and it'll always be relevant

[@ljmc6186]

She is SO cool. I agree

[@akexkdffakdkwicdfkkdkk7343]

ELEANORMARX: THIS NOHO HO BE MEBER RELEBANT, HO.

[@Peter_Kropotkin]

After the revolution, these will just be old lessons, they won't be a modern occurrence and an ever prevalent existence.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Oof.

[@transformerstuff7029]

you think helping someone commit murder is cool?

[@lauriemccrackenalsted9778]

She is exactly right for what would happen... and it is 2020.

[@Tech-eb2uu]

I was falsely incerarated under her name off & on since 1992-2020 she is such a beautiful person I would love to meet her one day.

[@alicechadegani9626]

Im very proud 2 have been w/Angela (in the 70's BPP Movement). She's legendary. ♡ing on Dr. Davis

[@davidval7188]

Please check out YVETTE CARNELL KZbin show. Her and and Antonio MOORE are the founders of the ADOS (AMERICAN DESENDANTS OF SLAVERY) MOVEMENT FOR REPARATIONS. Please see HR 40 bill in Congress for REPARATIONS.

[@davidval7188]

@John Williams Which white nationalist group are you talking about?. It sounds very wrong that Yvette Carnell .. A bkack women would be in a white nationalist group.

[@waynesaladeen]

Nexus Six you should listen to her thesis on #Reparations. In fact it was listening to Professor Davis that enlightened me to Yvette Carnell by Professor Davis’s critique of The American Capitalist System.Yvette Carnell reminds me of Malcolm/Martin/Fannie Lou all wrapped into to one. On a side note she looks like a 21st century #AngelaDavis

[@redlipstickmafia]

TREBOR SMAILLIW “According to Media Matters, co-founder of ADOS Yvette Carnell is a board member for Progressives for Immigration Reform, which has been identified by the SPLC as a front for the far-right group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). FAIR has supported Trump’s border wall, mass deportations, concentration camps, and other violent and racist policies. Carnell, by associating with white supremacist groups, is pushing for material gains for Black Americans by targeting undocumented people.” from leftvoice.org I’m for reparations AND major structural change to the system. A more eloquent spokesman for reparations and HR40 is Ta-Nahesi Coates, who actually gave testimony before Congress on the bill. I will argue with my white friends in favor of reparations till I’m out of breath. But unlike Yvette, I’m not anti-immigrant. I don’t get how anybody who fights oppression can be ok with the inhumane oppression of people seeking asylum.

[@waynesaladeen]

@@redlipstickmafia i have to admit that the anti immigrant rhetoric is to me somewhat problematic, especially when i have friends that agree with our fight for Reparations, but sometimes wonder if i have ditched our friendship.

[@psychodrama536]

PLEASE PUT MORE OF HER 1970S SPEECHES AND KATHLEEN CLEAVER OLD SPEECHES

[@AfroMarxist]

no doubt, I will try to get more kathleen videos here

[@psychodrama536]

I WANT MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER TO KNOW ABOUT BOTH THESE SISTAZ

[@davidval7188]

Please check out YVETTE CARNELL KZbin show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTWl5-Ge9BpecU Her and and Antonio MOORE are the founders of the ADOS (AMERICAN DESENDANTS OF SLAVERY) MOVEMENT FOR REPARATIONS. Please see HR 40 bill in Congress for REPARATIONS.

[@Daisy-yq1gi]

Such a great woman and assuredly a better President than any of the clowns the USA has had in the last 50 years. And such common sense. So prophetic. So true. So real. Yes, we are Communists.

[@JDAbelRN]

Yes you Communists are in the dustbins call history

[@matthewwhitton5720]

What a uniquely beautiful voice she has ! Simply incredible !

[@lpmaier2709]

She is teaching us about intersectionality!

[@DaquanMurphy-n1d]

I love the way this woman articulates herself during this period in time.

[@carlabisio6589]

Che canale! Purtroppo non conosco abbastanza l' inglese e niente l'americano! Seguo la traduzione! 🚩✊️

[@sil-educator]

Amen Dr. Davis! You are a true leader for all of us to do our part to wake up and act 🙏🏽

[@purgatoriprytania5382]

You're praising someone who defends a murderer on the grounds that "racism pulled the trigger." What a warped mind you have.

[@transformerstuff7029]

Turns out her ancestors had slaves and were white. lmao.

[@bernard7057]

@@purgatoriprytania5382 Who are you referring to?

[@redj1101]

Her words about fascism are all too real today 😞

[@christastempel5577]

Red Jay, and yet the communism she preaches, is nothing but fascism in any real sense of this term. All communism has taught us, is precisely the opposite, of what Madam Davis has been preaching.

[@redj1101]

Christa Stempel what do you think communism and fascism are

[@christastempel5577]

@@redj1101, they are both ideologically based ideas and by extension political systems, which are supposed to benefit the common man. However, just a quick reminder of what actually happened the last century, in the two major communist countries, China and Russia. Under the Regime of Mao Tse Tung, after he won the initial revolution, he managed to kill seventy million of his own people, and Stalin managed to kill even more of his own people. Both communists, Mao and Stalin, managed to kill more of their own people than Hitler, who was a fascist.

[@daisychainmilk]

@@christastempel5577 You have no idea what you speak of.

[@christastempel5577]

@@daisychainmilk, oh but I have a very good idea of what I'm saying, because unlike people like you, I'm stating facts. If you can't deal with that, it's your problem, not mine.

[@jamellwebb8100]

I love you Angela! I’m inspired by you passion and commitment. I was born in 1985 and the struggle still continues.

[@GuyMadood]

Strong words from a strong AFRICANWOMEN

[@sanmigueltv]

I love her.

[@kilolo430]

Appreciate you Sharing This Info. Spreading knowledge.✊

[@psychodrama536]

kilolo430 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CAN YOU GET ME MORE OF HER 70S VIDEO SPEACHES BOTH HER JAIL INTERVIEWS THE BLACK AND WHITE AND THE COLOR ONES TRYIN TO TEACH MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER ABOUT HER

[@nothinginhiding]

Beyond ahead of her time when it comes to the framing of her argument, but this is also a good example at how reactionary attacks against marxist positions have stayed consistent throughout time

[@فشسشطقظ]

WHERE ARE THESE TYPES OF SISTERS TODAY!?!?

[@journeybeyondthesea]

Ras Amen ikr! But here lol 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@davidval7188]

Please check out YVETTE CARNELL KZbin show.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTWl5-Ge9BpecU Her and and Antonio MOORE are the founders of the ADOS (AMERICAN DESENDANTS OF SLAVERY) MOVEMENT FOR REPARATIONS. Please see HR 40 bill in Congress for REPARATIONS.

[@davidval7188]

Yvette CARNELL.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTWl5-Ge9BpecU IS ONE SISTER WHO IS CARRYING ON THE WORK IN THIS GENERATION. She reminds me of Angela Davis. SHE HAS A YOU TUBE SHOW. SHE AND ANTONIO MOORE ARE THE FOUNDER'S OF THE ADOS (AMERICAN DESENDANTS OF SLAVERY). MOVEMENT FOR REPARATIONS.

[@TrollingWithTheTruth]

they here, being sellouts, just like Angela was and is.

[@redlipstickmafia]

How prophetic is this? Almost 50 years ago, she’s warning us about what we’re facing now. Of course, this was right after Nixon’s re-election and right before Watergate, which slowed down his ability to pursue his calculated fascist tendencies, so I’m sure eased some of stress everyone felt, at least for a minute. But she was so incredibly ahead of time calling out capitalism and big corporations, trying to communicate to white people that corporate exploitation was the problem, not black people-that was what those in power always did and still do-divide and conquer. The depressing thing as I hear her brilliant speech, is knowing what was to come only 8 years down the road: Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980-a nightmare. Every single thing she was speaking about got MUCH MUCH worse under the 12 years of Reagan & Bush Sr, 8 years of neoliberal Clinton merging the Democratic Party with Wall Street, Bush Jr’s 8 years, etc etc, until the wealth gap is far wider, unions are almost nonexistent, police are still killing black people, and a full on White Supremacist is tearing the country apart. I still follow Angela Davis, and just saw her on Democracy Now, and it was fantastic to hear her extremely positive and hopeful take on the BLM protests! God, I hope that the time for BIG CHANGE has finally come. She has worked so hard for social justice her whole freakin life. An absolute ICON.

[@elviswilliams9990]

...and it will be here 50 more years if SOMETHING BETTER is not done about it. Blacks have been voting almost exclusively Democrats for all these DECADES. Clinton...Obama....Biden... And yet, oppression and repression remains.

[@bcgsincere161]

Peace and love

[@SirBlackReeds]

Quadruple oof.

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

Disgusting creatures like Oprah and condoleezza Rice came out during the Reagan and Bush eras they are a disgrace to humanity

[@charlesdavis113]

✊💙✌️💪🙏💯🇺🇸

[@pauldreamchaser9783]

OMG Angel Davis is amazing she on a different level, so idealist yet realistic and educated.

[@tastyflakycod]

She's a communist. Communism is a materialist framework which means it is the opposite of idealist.

[@Coolestkidonearth_cj]

I take great pleasure that my Grandmother named my Mother Angela (born 1972)after The great Ms.Angela Davis🙏🏾

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

I am thinking of giving my baby a name to honor her as well. She's due December 2022.

[@marbury2403]

@@fighttheevilrobots3417 Congratulations on the birth of your child.

[@nuffzed2001]

She’s still with the land of the living in 2021 Her days may be numbered, as the sun sets for her time, but thanks to the documentary series 1971 the year the music changed everything which made me aware of her activism

[@marlonberend8041]

Being black in America causes deep mental trauma. Police killings of unarmed Black Americans have created a mental health crisis of enormous proportions.

[@dreamchasahh]

Stockholm syndrome we stuck with the people who raped robbed murdered our ancestors and we suppose to give love. Bunch of malarkey.

[@MelvinArthurMurray]

@@dreamchasahh yes that’s what it is sadly we have to love and obey despite the fact that they kill us as much as I love MLK I like Malcolm X’s self defense philosophy and ideology.

[@regzzuse280]

​@@dreamchasahh Be grateful for not dying of malaria.

[@dreamchasahh]

@regzzuse280 I been to Africa many times lol I take the correct Vaccination and stay healthy.. my point still remains 😭 fool

[@regzzuse280]

@@dreamchasahh Wow, you missed the point. If you were living there, instead of a technologically developed world, the chance of you dying of malaria would be high.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@alejandramayorga22]

¿conocen alguna página donde pueda encontrar los discursos de Angela Davis de 1969, escritos?

[@Misterdeeh3000]

Alejandra Mayorga si, conozco algunos que tienen material suya gratis.

[@kenk4269]

Powerful and greatness.

[@timeisrunningoutforthebeast]

Thanks

[@leostone4624]

A beauty then and now.

[@sixhootertantoo7363]

Angela Davis for president salute ✊😎

[@MrNicoleCherie]

Still relevant 2019

[@GAZAMAN93X]

Facts

[@lizkelleymusic]

Even moreso here in 2020.

[@donnieraby5322]

Angela is the real deal legit cool person!

[@ericjon2101]

Inspirational. Motivational. Brilliant Mind.

[@phoenixrises1311]

Prophetic! Black Prophets need to rise again!!

[@rootsAlkebu]

2024✊🏾

[@SwarthySkinnedOne]

Angela Davis!! :)

[@sixhootertantoo7363]

I love you my queen ✊😎 shalom

[@Rosefromtheconcrete]

This is so relevant today,

[@franzsohn7676]

2020 and this is just as releavent.

[@purgatoriprytania5382]

Yes it is. Commie activists are still committing brutal crimes and blaming it on whitey.

[@andreamerson2593]

She is a genius and also a living legend

[@Jilamm]

5:17

[@ahlishaholloway233]

Forty years later, and her warning against American fascism could not be more poignant.

[@claytonmcnary1441]

This Sister has always in one's opinion has been up to date as well she keeps it real, nothing but respect for this sister her way of teaching . Power to the people

[@frederictorron9341]

C’est le vide intersidéral

[@Nicole-tv7hy]

She's so smart

[@TygerTyger24]

Defending Emily Butler the murderer? Rotten

[@quitamoon]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@NOV123]

Quita Moon U know I had to come here too, right! Lol

[@Nicole-tv7hy]

I wish I was as smart as her.

[@veda1166]

No you really don't.

[@jeanwilliams6623]

I wish she didn’t have to go through so much cause she is Smart

[@pixelmotor]

I didn't realize the term POC was this old! Cool!

[@GAZAMAN93X]

Bedfellow!!! Lmfao! 😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@absentmindstate]

Trump is Nixon pt.2, everything she says here applies to today.

[@ugolinietienne6343]

Bravo of France!

[@tx3973]

Saved this in my list and forgot to watch. Shame on me

[@thebuddah1253]

These people literally have no inner monologue. And even today these seels clap for violence. I will never have sympathy for such people.

[@tastyflakycod]

Denying healthcare is violent, letting people go homeless is violent, children starving is violent, depriving people of a good education is violent, doing nothing when schools and grocery stores are shot up by terrorists is violent, sanctioning countries like Afghanistan and Iraq in turn forcing their people into starvation is violent, endless wars are violent, sending billions of dollars to wars while people are struggling to get by is violent. You seem to think that the absence of tension means there's no violence, but I assure you that every day in this country is violent. People advocating for violent protest are simply meeting violence with violence.

[@okbro3524]

Is she the "racism pulled the trigger" woman?

[@thebuddah1253]

@@okbro3524 yup

[@corbard8766]

Evil

[@annabellearaya3432]

Real Queen, know thy self ! 🤣😂🥲I’m not sorry either ! Hey mama

[@glennnorman8981]

With Trump as President, racism, fascism and capitalism are the foundations and driving force of his administration. What Angela is speaking about in this decades old video has once again come to pass but thank the Almighty the majority of the American people will not tolerate this insane behavior. A new and better day is dawning.

[@eugenefuller5506]

Count on me I'm to be counted

[@EJLegionHonor]

Black people need their slavery reparations for 400 years of slavery & free labor that black ancestors went through. Black people must get paid for all these years of free labor.

[@carlabisio6589]

Neri , bianchi, meticci, gialli.. .la lotta è una sola...sfruttati contro sfruttatori! ❤️uniamoci tutti!

[@mmtoss6530]

I need reparations after watching this commie crap.

[@LatinosUnidos.]

No, reparations is not owed to black people only. Latinos have been here building this country as well from day one. We have been in slavery for over 600 years!

[@EJLegionHonor]

@@LatinosUnidos. That's a false statement you made without a fact. All Latinos ask Spain for reparations & don't compare black struggles to yours because you mistreat Afro- Latinos because they're dark skin in your home countries worse than the white men.

[@bcgsincere161]

I love you sister

[@chubby5188]

angela davis defending a literal murderer. bruhh

[@duckman5274]

So the DNA test she recently did makes this not age well.

[@alexanderhanksx]

You people have lost your minds.

[@matthewsgauge]

Sad times, Marxism.

[@joecolucci]

Her family came here on the mayflower hahahahahaha life is awesome

[@HM-rz8nv]

How in the fuck is that relevant or has even has any bearing on her ideas and arguments? Only an intellectually deficient moron who has no ability to reason orto actually argue with a persons ideas and arguments on their own merits would make such an exceedingly irrelevant argument and think that it's somehow "the greatest argument ever". The fact of the matter is that loads of black americans are descended from white slavers, precisely because RAPE is a part of how slavery works. or did that not occur to you in your pea brain cluster of neurons?

[@noway7528]

How does she feel now knowing that her ancestors came over on the mayflower, karma has a great sense of humor.

[@Observer-p7u]

How does that affect anything she's saying?