If They Come in the Morning...: Voices of Resistance

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With race and policing once more burning issues, this classic work from one of America’s giants of black radicalism has lost none of its prescience or power One of America’s most historic political trials is undoubtedly that of Angela Davis. Opening with a letter from James Baldwin to Davis, and including contributions from numerous radicals such as Black Panthers George Jackson, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale and Erica Huggins, this book is not only an account of Davis’s incarceration and the struggles surrounding it, but also perhaps the most comprehensive and thorough analysis of the prison system of the United States. Since the book was written, the carceral system in the U.S. has seen unprecedented growth, with more of America’s black population behind bars than ever before. The scathing analysis of the role of prison and the policing of black populations offered by Davis and her comrades in this astonishing volume remains as pertinent today as the day it was first published. Featuring contributions from George Jackson, Bettina Aptheker, Bobby Seale, James Baldwin, Ruchell Magee, Julian Bond, Huey P. Newton, Erika Huggins, Fleeta Drumgo, John Clutchette, and others. 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