February 18, 1971
Black students create committee in support of Angela Davis’ acquittal; Students form Peace Coalition, issue a Peace Treaty
(Date is for when it was reported in the Sophian)
Smith students responded to UCLA professor and activist Angela Davis’ arrest, impending trial, and treatment as a black woman and a so-called “radical.” Brooke Whiting ’72, JoCarol Evans ’73, and Anne Payne ’73 formed a committee to inform the Smith and Northampton community about Davis’ case and organize actions, such as a letter-writing campaign, toward her acquittal. They did so in conversation with similar groups at Mt. Holyoke, Williams, UMass, and Amherst. In a Sophian letter to the editor, Whiting described the racial and political dynamics of Davis’ arrest.
Angela Davis (letters campaign)
(Lttr. to the Ed.) Angela Davis Story
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