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Prisoners in Revolution — Response to 'Prairie Fire' (1975)

Jaan Laaman; John Yancey; Richard Williams; Roger Boberg · 1975 · Prisoner-authored · Political Prisoners

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1975 prisoner-authored response to the Weather Underground's 'Prairie Fire' statement, theorizing the role of prisons in U.S. imperialism. Written by future Ohio 7 / United Freedom Front members Jaan Laaman and Richard Williams together with John Yancey and Roger Boberg — among the earliest joint statements between Black and white anti-imperialist prisoners articulating a shared revolutionary politics.