a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert
a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert
Production country:
us
Year:
2004
Duration:
31'
Edition:
2005
Format:
film/video
a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert is the story of an FBI agent who confesses his involvement in the nation-wide search for Angela Davis, the black philosopher who was fired from UCLA in 1969 at the order of then governor Ronald Reagan, and in 1970 was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List after which she went underground. During the two months that Davis was a fugitive, hundreds, if not thousands, of other women were incorrectly identified by law enforcement officials and many were arrested as Miss Davis. Her case culminated in one of the most famous trials in recent history and she was acquitted of all charges In 1972.
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