Angela Davis speaks for first time in Birmingham since Civil Rights Institute’s fiasco

By Erica WrightThe Birmingham TimesDr. Angela Davis returned home to Birmingham today to speak publicly for the first time since the city’s Civil Rights Institute rescinded an award to her that caused an international outcry.
Davis spoke during a morning press conference at Tuggle Elementary School which she attended while growing up in Birmingham. The conference was ahead of her public address later that night at the Boutwell Auditorium.
The visit came on the same day she was supposed to