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208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008368036
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 09 January 2020
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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Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Child deathModerate
Death, Grief, ViolenceMinor
Murder, Colonisation, Police brutality208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008368036
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 09 January 2020
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.
Description
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...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 75%
emotional: 63%
reflective: 63%
sad: 55%
challenging: 38%
dark: 28%
inspiring: 13%
tense: 6%
hopeful: 4%
adventurous: 3%
funny: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Child deathModerate
Death, Grief, ViolenceMinor
Murder, Colonisation, Police brutality