Duels of History — Season 1, Episode 4: Angela Davis vs. Ronald Reagan

Episode synopsis

How did communist activist Angela Davis become an icon in her relentless fight against Ronald Reagan, then Governor of California? The young African-American became a target for Reagan, who made it his mission to save his country from the "red peril" and wanted her sentenced to death.

About Duels of History

From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Malinche vs Moctezuma
• E2Marie Curie vs Jeanne Langevin
• E3Rosa Luxembourg vs. Friedrich Ebert
• E5Camille Claudel vs. Auguste Rodin
• E6Jiang Qing vs. Deng Xiaoping
• E7Lucrezia Borgia vs. Pope Alexander VI
• E8Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs
• E9Messalina vs. Agrippina
• E10Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre