Native Son
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 146
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: african american men [X], thomas, bigger (fictitious character), thomas, bigger (fictional character), bildungsromans, chicago (ill.), death row inmates, trials (murder), murderers, homicide, african americans, blacks, feature films, film adaptations, audiobooks, murder [X], spanish language
Native Son
Trapped in the poverty-stricken ghetto of Chicago's South Side, a young African-American man finds release only in acts of violence.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: african american men [X], thomas, bigger (fictitious character), murder [X], african americans, thomas, bigger (fictional character), chicago (ill.)
Hate Crime
Examines the events surrounding the 1998 dragging and murder of a forty-nine-year-old African-American man in Jasper, Texas.
364.15
year: 2002
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.15
lexile:
subjects: byrd, james, murder [X], hate crimes, african american men [X], racism, homicide, jasper (tex.)