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Angela Davis' Archive Finds A New Home At Harvard

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Papers of Angela Y. Davis, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. (Kevin Grady/Radcliffe Institute)
Papers of Angela Y. Davis, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. (Kevin Grady/Radcliffe Institute)

The archive of iconic feminist and counterculture activist Angela Davis has a new home at Harvard. Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library has acquired 151 boxes of Davis' documents, letters, papers and photos. The collection reflects 50 years of her work as an activist and scholar.

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Jane Kamensky, director of the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, which tweets @schlesingerlib.

This segment aired on February 20, 2018.

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