In the article, he is described as "exactly like a monkey!" (279), with "extremely black skin" (279) and a lower jaw that "protrudes obnoxiously, resembling a jungle beast" (279). The article accuses Bigger of raping Mary and then proceeds to talk about how segregation and “injecting an element of constant fear” (281) is the solution in “handling the problem” (281) of blacks in America. Overall, the Native Son newspapers represent yet another example of how deeply rooted racism was in American society in the 1970s..