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, thomas, bigger (fictitious character), thomas, bigger (fictional character), bildungsromans, chicago (ill.), death row inmates, trials (murder), murderers, homicide, african americans [X], blacks, feature films, film adaptations, audiobooks, murder, spanish language
Black Boy (american Hunger)
The autobiography of an African-American writer, recounting his early years and the harrowing experiences he encountered drifting from Natchez to Chicago to Brooklyn.
920
year: 2006
copies: 23
call number/section: 920
lexile: 950
subjects: wright, richard, african american authors, african americans [X], authors, american, mississippi