Activist Angela Davis was motivated by early experiences of racial and gender injustices, which significantly influenced her work. Growing up in a segregated Alabama environment during the civil rights movement, she faced systemic oppression firsthand. Her education further exposed her to issues of economic inequality and social change, shaping her commitment to activism. Davis’s involvement in movements advocating for prisoners’ rights, gender equality, and racial justice illustrates how her formative years sparked a lifelong pursuit of activism focused on liberation.