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Literary Prisoners

This collection contains writings and literary selections mostly from political prisoners in the United States.

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Political Prisoners Write Critical Resistance

Authors: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Silvia Baraldini, Herman Bell, Marilyn Buck, Susan Crana, Linda Evans, Dylcia PagPublisher: Jericho Organizing Committee of CaliforniaYear: 1998Format: CompilationCollection: Literary Prisoners

Articles written by various Political Prisoners. Mumia Abu-Jamal (The Industry of Fear); Silvia Baraldini (Message to Critical Resistance and The Letter); Herman Bell (In Support of Critical Resistance Conference); Marilyn Buck, Susan Crane, Linda Evans, Dylcia Pagan, Alicia Rodriguez, Lucy Rodriguez, Carmen Valentin, Laura Whitehorn (Message to Critical Resistance); Marilyn Buck (Bones); Susan Crane (Letter from FCI Dublin); Jalil Abdul Muntaqim (From the Cold War of the 90s); Lucy Rodriguez (Message to Critical Resistance); Alicia Rodriguez (Message to Critical Resistance); Russell Maroon Shoats (Open Letter to Supporters of Recognized Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War); Albert Nuh Washington (Message to Critical Resistance); Laura Whitehorn (For Standing Deer Wilson and All Righteous Old Men and Women in Prison and Notes from the Unrepenitentiary); Block Prints by Marilyn Buck, Susan Crane and Laura Whitehorn.