Black Fury

by Joseph Nazel

They called him "Heavy." The name had nothing to do with his size or weight; it meant simply that he was educated. But his education had brought him nothing but the grief and frustration of knowing that he was as chained and brainwashed by white men as any slave in history.
The routine of the factory had ground Heavy down and made his life a living hell. But when an arrogant white foreman pushed him too far, he finally exploded like a tortured animal. And within hours, his unleashed fury had spread to engulf the entire town.
It was another case of Black against White, with the whites having the power and the guns. Men were shot, homes burned. And Heavy was left with only one final choice: to turn himself in, hoping his sacrifice would end the carnage, or to fight on for one small taste of human victory before the end. Either way, death awaited…

219 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 1976