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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Predicate Object
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