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The silence of our friends / written by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos ; art by Nate Powell ; introduction by John Jennings.

Long, Mark, 1957- (author.). Demonakos, Jim, 1977- (author.). Powell, Nate, (illustrator.).

Summary:
This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's color line, overcoming humiliation, degradation, and violence to win the freedom of five black college students unjustly charged with the murder of a policeman.

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  • ISBN: 9781250164988
  • ISBN: 1250164982
  • Physical Description: 198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Square Fish edition.
  • Publisher: New York : First Second/Square Fish, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Chiefly illustrations.
Subject: African American college students > Comic books, strips, etc.
Civil rights movements > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century > Comic books, strips, etc.
Texas > Social conditions > Comic books, strips, etc.
Texas > Race relations > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library GRAPHIC Lon (Text) 85131001625988 CACM Young Adult Graphic Novel Available -


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