a small, well told personal account of the many tragedies of slavery and its aftermath.

Incredibly memorable story.

Also, it's so surprising that it seems that Africatown isn't memorialized more...at all(?)...

2019 - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/19/733996699/alabamas-africatown-hopes-for-revival-after-slave-ship-discovery

2016 - http://deltaworkers.org/a-tourist-in-africatown-alabama

https://goo.gl/maps/EDb2D38KBz1Mkn1z5

It was a great story - I'm glad they included all the discussion about its accuracy as a foreword as well.

I think this is the first time a book has broken my heart.

While I appreciate the author’s commitment to accuracy in preserving dialogue, that also made it a slow read - but definitely worth reading!

I considered a four due to its short length, but didn’t feel that was enough justification. It’s an incredible story, but I would have liked more. Hurston visited and spoke with Cudjo so much it seems that there must be more to add. Anyway, the real selling point is his description of his horrifying capture in Africa, something never heard first hand. Cudjo’s story is a small part of the book, but the introductions and afterwards about how the book came about and Hurston’s early career are also very interesting. Amazing that it took this long to publish.

So much sadness.