Her influence as a political prisoner would have a huge effect on other women (Davis, Autobiography 20) that they tried every single way possible to keep her isolated from other inmates. This way was the easiest route to “maintain” Ms. Davis under their control, but she also would not be able to bring any political awareness into the prison. Also, the government was not the only obstacle Angela had to face as the ten most wanted fugitives by the FBI, but her own L.A Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) brothers. She mentions that the men would only show up at staff meetings, and they started to feel that women were taking over the organization and robbing their manhood. Her leading role in the organization made some brothers feel that she was cooperating with the general “views” of black males as weak and unable to hold on their own (Davis, Autobiography
Her influence as a political prisoner would have a huge effect on other women (Davis, Autobiography 20) that they tried every single way possible to keep her isolated from other inmates. This way was the easiest route to “maintain” Ms. Davis under their control, but she also would not be able to bring any political awareness into the prison. Also, the government was not the only obstacle Angela had to face as the ten most wanted fugitives by the FBI, but her own L.A Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) brothers. She mentions that the men would only show up at staff meetings, and they started to feel that women were taking over the organization and robbing their manhood. Her leading role in the organization made some brothers feel that she was cooperating with the general “views” of black males as weak and unable to hold on their own (Davis, Autobiography