If we must die from Bigger Thomas to Biggie Smalls - d; ebrary, Inc. (Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, 2011)
"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."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: 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; Electronic books