Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave

Zora Neale Hurston

208 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

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Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave by Zora Neale Hurston is a powerful and poignant read that is a perfect fit for readers who are deeply interested in African history, the legacy of slavery, and the resilience of the human spirit, and are seeking a deeply personal and emotional account of one of the darkest periods in American history.

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In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive...

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informative: 75%

emotional: 63%

reflective: 63%

sad: 55%

challenging: 38%

dark: 28%

inspiring: 13%

tense: 6%

hopeful: 4%

adventurous: 3%

funny: 1%


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