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In the 1970s, Davis was a fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list. Once caught, she faced the death penalty in California but was later acquitted on all charges.
1media/Angela Davis Salute_thumb.jpeg2022-08-29T20:29:52+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Angela Davis raises her fist to give her power salute as she sits in the courtroom at Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, Ca., on March 16, 1971. (AP Photo)plain2022-08-29T20:29:52+00:00197119710316000000+0000Angela Davis raises her fist to give her power salute as she sits in the courtroom at Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, Ca., on March 16, 1971. Davis, who is accused of supplying some of the weapons used in a shoot-out during an attempted escape of prisoners at the Marin County Courthouse, is waiting for her court hearing to start after it was postponed because of bomb threats. In the fall of 1970, she was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. (AP Photo)DAVIS COURT HEARING 1971ASAN RAFAELUSAAPHS104AP1971 APXNBGDavis;R25662;CALIFORNIAGina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49