If we must die : from Bigger Thomas to Biggie Smalls

If we must die : from Bigger Thomas to Biggie Smalls / Aimé J. Ellis.

Author/creator	Ellis, Aimé J., 1969-2009
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, ©2011.
Description	ix, 213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	African American men--Social conditions. African American men--Psychology. Masculinity--Social aspects --United States. Death--Social aspects --United States. Masculinity--United States --Psychological aspects. Death--United States --Psychological aspects. Racism--United States --History. State-sponsored terrorism--United States --History. African American men in popular culture. American literature--African American authors --History and criticism.

Series	African American life series African American life. ^A241234
Contents	"Boys in the hood" : Black male community in Richard Wright's Native son -- "It's a man's world" : rethinking Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on ice in the twenty-first century -- "Am I black enough for you?" : Black male authenticity in Nathan McCall's Makes me wanna holler : a young Black man in America -- Death bound : the thug life -- "How does it feel?" : a question of life and death in D'Angelo's "Untitled."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010037916
ISBN	9780814334133 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	081433413X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E185.86 .E436 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold