Angela Davis speaks to the press at a press conference following her release on bail during her trial. L-R: Howard Moore (lawyer), Fania Jordan (sister), Angela. Franklin Alexander stands behind Angela, San Jose, February, 1972
- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Moore, Howard Jr., American, born 1932
- Davis, Fania E. Ph.D., American
- Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
- Alexander, Franklin, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- February 1972; printed 2021
- Medium
- ink on paper with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 × 11 15/16 in. (20.3 × 30.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis, her lawyer Howard Moore, and her sister Fania Davis seated in front of over a dozen microphones at a press conference following Angela Davis's release on bail. Standing behind the Davises is Franklin Alexander. Howard Moore and Fania Davis clap as Angela Davis smiles. A crowd behind them claps and holds fists in the air. A wall in the background has a poster of Malcolm X delivering remarks and a banner that reads [the demand to free all political prisoners / must burst out of a movement encompas- / sing the broad masses of people! ANGELA DAVIS]. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
- Place depicted
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- pigment prints
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Families
- Justice
- Photography
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.11.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2021, Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




