The fight against the militarized police training center dubbed “Cop City” is one of the great struggles of our time.
Author: Angela Davis and Barbara Ransby
Angela Y. Davis is distinguished professor emerita of history of consciousness and feminist studies at University of California, Santa Cruz. An activist, writer, and lecturer, her work focuses on prisons, police, abolition and the related intersections of race, gender, and class. She is the author of many books, including Angela Davis: An Autobiography and Freedom is a Constant Struggle.
Barbara Ransby is a historian, author and longtime activist. She is the John D. MacArthur University Professor with appointments in the Departments of Black Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies and History at University of Illinois at Chicago, where she directs the Social Justice Initiative and The Portal Project. She is also the author of the award-winning biography, Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement, two other books and many articles. Follow her on Twitter: @BarbaraRansby