Scholar and activist Angela Davis spoke at Appalachian Tuesday evening in Farthing Auditorium. Davis, who is renowned for her work with organizations like the Black Panthers and the Communist Party USA, lectured as part of the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. “I did not know what to expect,” said Vanessa James, a sophomore journalism major who attended the event. “But she seemed to be a woman of strong convictions and an active citizen of this country, which is something I look up to.”