If They Come in the Morning

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If They Come in the Morning is a landmark 1971 collection of essays, letters, and writings on political imprisonment and Black liberation in the United States, edited by Angela Y. Davis and featuring contributions from various activists and intellectuals.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
essay collection ⓘ
alsoKnownAs If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance ⓘ
associatedMovement Black Panther Party ⓘ
Black Power movement ⓘ
prison abolition movement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
editor Angela Y. Davis ⓘ
linked to: Angela Davis
editorRole Angela Y. Davis compiled and introduced the writings ⓘ
focusesOn political imprisonment in the United States ⓘ
state repression of radical movements ⓘ
struggles of Black political prisoners ⓘ
form essays ⓘ
letters ⓘ
political writings ⓘ
genre Black liberation literature ⓘ
political non-fiction ⓘ
prison literature ⓘ
hasContributor Angela Y. Davis ⓘ
linked to: Angela Davis

Bobby Seale ⓘ
Ericka Huggins ⓘ
George Jackson ⓘ
Huey P. Newton ⓘ
James Baldwin ⓘ
Other Black liberation activists ⓘ
Ruchell Magee ⓘ
hasTheme collective resistance ⓘ
intersection of race, class, and state violence ⓘ
solidarity with political prisoners ⓘ
historicalContext published during the height of U.S. state repression of Black radicals ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTitle If They Come in the Morning ⓘ
notableFor articulating a critique of the U.S. prison system ⓘ
influencing prison abolitionist thought ⓘ
linking prison struggles to broader Black liberation ⓘ
politicalOrientation Marxist-influenced ⓘ
radical left ⓘ
publicationYear 1971 ⓘ
subject Black liberation movement ⓘ
U.S. prison system ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
political prisoners ⓘ
political repression ⓘ
racism in the United States ⓘ
radical activism ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 1960s ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ

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If They Come in the Morning → mainTitle → If They Come in the Morning ⓘ