[2] Growing up in District Six, Davis was exposed to the excessive police violence that characterized the racist apartheid regime.
[3] In 2003, Davis shares with the Contemporary Africa Database that these experiences of abuse and injustice often involved his intervention.
His personal disputes with police revealed to him a need to be more informed about society, so Davis sought out higher educational opportunities.
[1]" Four years into his incarceration, Davis received a school-leaving Senior Certificate by completing his work via correspondence.
Once his time was complete, 1978 and 1990 he worked as assistant organiser at the Community Arts Project (CAP) in Cape Town.