Angela Davis's upbringing in a segregated South profoundly influenced her revolutionary thought. Growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Civil Rights Movement, she witnessed racial injustice firsthand. Her early exposure to the teaching of Marxism at a young age ignited her political consciousness. Davis's involvement with the Black Panther Party and her studies in Europe further shaped her understanding of intersectionality, emphasizing the connection between race, class, and gender in struggles for liberation. This background laid the foundation for her commitment to abolitionist principles and her relentless activism for social justice.