For two months, Davis was able to evade the FBI but ended up getting caught in a motel in New York. Davis ended up spending 18 months in county jail before the state decided to release her. After her release from jail, Davis focused her work on prisoner’s rights and trying to abolish the prison system. Additionally, Davis wrote multiple books about racism and maintained the lead in the battle against war, incarceration, racism, patriarchal oppression, and the death penalty. In "Angela Davis: Freed by the People", it is stated, “President Nixon labeled Davis a “dangerous terrorist” and a threat to the security of the United States.” By using these words Nixon believed Davis was a murderous rebel just because of her involvement in the hostage situation. Stating to the world that Davis was a vindictive criminal. This quote connects to our past because it shows how for generations, humans have seen African Americans as “monstrous” creatures, and how different black people were from the norm that white people were used to. This explains how society has coached us into racist standards about