Barracoon The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
In the early 20th century, Zora Neale Hurston encountered Cudjo Lewis, a man who held the last living firsthand memory of the transatlantic slave trade. This powerful account, drawn from their extensive interviews, vividly recounts Lewis's harrowing journey from his African home to bondage in America aboard the final slave ship. It's an essential exploration of a brutal chapter in history, told with Hurston's signature grace and empathy, offering a profound human perspective on enduring injustice.
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