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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149455503321

Autore

Davis Angela Y (Angela Yvonne), <1944->

Titolo

If they come in the morning : voices of resistance / / Angela Y. Davis, Ruchell Magee, the Soledad Brothers and other political prisoners ; with a foreword by Julian Bond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Verso, , 2016

ISBN

1-78478-771-X

1-78478-770-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 pages)

Collana

Radical thinkers

Disciplina

322.420973

Soggetti

Political prisoners - United States

Prisons - United States

Prisoners' writings, American

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- An Open Letter to My Sister, Angela Y. Davis -- Part I: Political Prisoners, Prisons and Black Liberation -- 1. Political Prisoners, Prisons and Black Liberation -- 2. Lessons: From Attica to Soledad -- Part II: The Prison System -- 3. The Social Functions of the Prisons in the United States -- 4. Prison, Where Is Thy Victory? -- 5. Prisoners in Rebellion -- Part III: Realities of Repression -- 6. Trials of Political Prisoners Today -- Part IV: Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins -- 7. Poems from Prison -- 8. A Message from Prison -- 9. A Letter to Ericka from Angela -- Part V: The Soledad Brothers: Fleeta Drumgo, John Clutchette, George Jackson -- 10. A Letter from Fleeta -- 11. How a Prison Picks Its Victims -- 12. An Appeal -- 13. On Prison Reform, from a letter -- 14. Towards the United Front -- 15. Letters to Jonathan Jackson from George Jackson -- Part VI: Ruchell Magee -- 16. Ruchell Magee -- 17. Letters to Angela Y. Davis -- Part VII: Angela Y. Davis -- 18. A Political Biography -- 19. Prison Interviews with Angela Y. Davis -- Part VIII: Angela Y. Davis and Ruchell Magee on Trial -- 20. Angela-Symbol of Resistance -- 21. From New York to California: The Extradition of Angela Y. Davis -- 22. Statement to the Court -- 23. Ruchell and Angela Want to Represent Themselves -- 24. Statement to



the Court -- 25. Notes for Arguments in Court on the Issue of Self-Representation -- Part IX: The Campaign -- 26. The Political Campaign -- 27. Statements and Appeals -- Notes.