| Title | Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" |
| Author | Zora Neale Hurston |
| Call Number | McNaughton |
| Location | 1st Floor McNaughton |
| Rating | Highly Recommended |
| Book Review | Zora Neale Hurston writing and working as a folklorist and cultural anthropologist took interest in the story of Kossula, the last surviving individual from the last slaving ship that touched down in Alabama in 1860, the Clotilda. Kossula’s story takes us from his African home through three weeks in the barracoon to 45 days at sea and then dry land in Alabama. He spent five years in bondage before emancipation came. It is rare that we have a narrative of one who remembers and recounts the journey from Africa to America. This is an important and fascinating historical document. |
| Submitted By | Tiana Taliep |
| Department or Major | Holocaust Library |
| Status | Staff |
| Chapman Email | taliep@chapman.edu |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
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