Fania Davis, Ph.D., Oral History Interview

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An oral history interview and conversation with restorative justice advocate Dr. Fania Davis. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.10.1.1 and 2025.12.10.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.10.1.3, .mov file). Dr. Fania Davis was interviewed by Howard University student Kailyn Bailey on November 16, 2023, as part of the Social Justice Conversations Oral History Project. The interview took place at the offices of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth in Oakland, California. At the time of the interview, Dr. Davis was 76 years old. This oral history interview consists of two distinct sections: an “interview” section (part 1) and a “conversation” section (part 2, 00:54:50). In part 1, Dr. Fania Davis describes her early life in Birmingham, Alabama, including living with segregation and the “games of resistance” she and her sister played as children despite the risk of lynchings.

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