Well Of Course I Get Depressed Sometimes,

As Soon As I Got Out Of Jail, As Soon As My Trial Was Over, First Of All, During The Time I Was In Jail, There Was An Organization Called The National United Committee To Free Angela Davis, And I Insisted That It Be Called National United Committee To Free Angela Davis And All Political Prisoners.

Obviously There Are Some Organizations That Go Out On The Street And Say We Want An End To The Capitalist System. But Obviously That Is Not Going To Happen As A Result Of Just Assuming That Stance.

I'm Thinking About Some Developments Say In The 80s When The Anti-apartheid Movement Began To Claim More Support And Strength Within The Us. Black Trade Unionists Played A Really Important Role In Developing This Us Anti-apartheid Movement.

I Believe Profoundly In The Possibilities Of Democracy, But Democracy Needs To Be Emancipated From Capitalism. As Long As We Inhabit A Capitalist Democracy, A Future Of Racial Equality, Gender Equality, Economic Equality Will Elude Us.

I Can't Really Blame A Lot Of Young Sisters And Brothers Who Believe That Education Has Anything To Offer Them. Because As A Matter Of Fact, It Has Nothing To Offer Them. Suppose They Do Get A High School Diploma That Is Meaningful. What Kind Of Job Is Awaiting Them. The Jobs That Used To Be Available To Working Class People Are Not There As A Result Of The De-industrialization Of This Economy.