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Barracoon
Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave | Zora Neale Hurston
A major literary event: a never-before-published work from the author of the American classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God which brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave tradeillegally smuggled from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States. In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, to interview ninety-five-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 to tell the story of this integral part of the nations history. Hurston was there to record Cudjos firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States. In 1931, Hurston returned to Plateau, the African-centric community three miles from Mobile founded by Cudjo and other former slaves from his ship. Spending more than three months there, she talked in depth with Cudjo about the details of his life. During those weeks, the young writer and the elderly formerly enslaved man ate peaches and watermelon that grew in the backyard and talked about Cudjos pastmemories from his childhood in Africa, the horrors of being captured and held in a barracoon for selection by American slavers, the harrowing experience of the Middle Passage packed with more than 100 other souls aboard the Clotilde, and the years he spent in slavery until the end of the Civil War. Based on those interviews, featuring Cudjos unique vernacular, and written from Hurstons perspective with the compassion and singular style that have made her one of the preeminent American authors of the twentieth-century, Barracoon brilliantly illuminates the tragedy of slavery and one life forever defined by it. Offering insight into the pernicious legacy that continues to haunt us all, black and white, this poignant and powerful work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.
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REPollock
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This is a fascinating piece of ethnographic history. I‘m glad I listened to the audiobook because I get why it is important to write an oral history in the dialect as spoken but I think it would have been difficult to understand. Hearing it was clearer I think.

CW: lots of violence, brutality, murder, and tragedy.

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AshleyHoss820
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Zora Neale Hurston was not just a great literary voice, she was an intelligent one. She understood just how important Cudjo/Kossola‘s story was to history. He had clear memories of his life in Africa, and of the Middle Passage. He had seen so much heartbreak and loss. It‘s a frustrating read. He just wanted to go home. I‘m including this picture with his granddaughters, Mary & Martha, because you could tell how much joy they brought him.

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GinaKButler
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Starting my October #bookspin today!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Good luck!! 1y
GinaKButler @TheAromaofBooks This was incredible. It should be required reading. The audio was fantastic. 1y
TheAromaofBooks I'm so glad it was a good read for you!!! 1y
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GinaKButler
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My October #bookspin and #doublespin
Looking forward to a great reading month! Thank you for hosting, Sarah!
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!! 1y
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alisiakae
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It almost took a century to be published, but I am so glad this book is now available in print. It‘s the first non-fiction book I‘ve read that has a first-hand account of the Middle Passage and being enslaved in the American South. Kudos to Hurston for recognizing the importance, and documenting, Cudjo‘s story. The audiobook was extremely well done, and I highly recommend reading in that format!

✨formerly 4thhouseontheleft✨

LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 2y
Cinfhen This was very moving!!! Loved it on audio 2y
alisiakae @Cinfhen the audio was so well done! I just wish Hurston had wrote more. 2y
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alisiakae
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Trying to come back to participating in the #WeeklyForecast now that the number of books I read in a week is climbing again!

Two of these are for my last 3 remaining #Booked2022 prompts, #blackcentricimprint and #writtenbyajournalist. Shara Wheeler is my fun read for the week.

Librariana I really enjoyed I Kissed Shara Wheeler and I hope you do as well! 😊💜 2y
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Hooked_on_books
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It‘s extraordinary that we have this story of a man violently stolen from his home and forced into slavery, to then be freed some 5 years later and unable to return home. It is a difficult book, both emotionally and because it‘s written in dialect, true to the man who spoke the words. We owe him and millions more the time it takes us to listen.

Texreader We are so fortunate this book exists 2y
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Texreader
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This book is a tremendous, gorgeous piece of history. A brilliant historian & anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston, interviewed the last surviving slave from Africa and told his story in his own words. It‘s a brutal story from his capture through the years following his freedom. It‘s a short story, but the book contains numerous essays about the subject & the author. I wish this were required reading in history class, but in this day and age, ⬇️

Texreader I believe that is not to be. This was a five star read and I highly recommend it. I have taken great liberties to count this book for #Benin for the #readingAfrica2022 challenge. The barracoons, which are holding pens for captured Africans to be sold into slavery, were located along the Bight of Benin, A body of water along part of the coast of Africa. It is not clear where Cudjo (Kossola) lived when he was captured. The tribe that captured him destroyed his village at the same time. (edited) 2y
KristiAhlers Wow. I‘ve stacked this one. This one had to have been a heavy heartbreaking read. 2y
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cant_i'm_booked
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This was fascinating, and also wretched, to hear the personal account of one of the last remaining survivors of the last slave ship to the States, as told by himself in 1920s Alabama to one of my favorite authors, Zora Neale Hurston. Cudjoe Lewis recalls vivid memories as a child back in his native home in West Africa, before being kidnapped, as well as of the family he established and tragically lost, as a freed man on American soil.

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Texreader
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#thoughtfulthursday Thanks for the tag @BrittanyReads !

1) tagged
2) IRL
3) 5–it‘s such a remarkable piece of history
4) only when reading IRL books for work, because I‘m one of those who likes my books to be like new 😁 I do highlight my ebooks. I find it very helpful

A day late but I still love responding to these so I couldn‘t pass it up! @MoonWitch94

MoonWitch94 It‘s never too late! I love reading everyone‘s responses. Thanks for playing 📚☺️ 2y
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Texreader
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“The four men responsible for this last deal in human flesh…were natives of Maine…”

The captain and owner of the ship, Clotilda, which made the final illegal run for slaves, was from Nova Scotia.

I thought these were enlightening facts—northerners were often as racist as southern slave owners, they just lacked an economy that supported slavery, so they moved south. 😡

#Benin #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

KathyWheeler I really need to read this book as the remains of the Clotilda were recently found up the road from where I live. 2y
Texreader @KathyWheeler That just answered a huge question I had. In the intro the author states that the wreck of the Clotilda could still be seen, and so I had wondered if it had been preserved. The captain torched and scuttled it, but later regretted it because it was more valuable than the slaves he received as compensation. 😡 Thanks for posting about it. Question answered! It was lost then found again! 2y
Hooked_on_books I learned from Clint Smith‘s book that the second largest slave market in the US was in Manhattan. That shows how “southern” slavery was. 2y
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Texreader @Hooked_on_books Really?? I had no idea. 2y
Texreader @Hooked_on_books I just stacked the book. Thank you!! 2y
Hooked_on_books You‘re welcome. It‘s so good! 2y
KathyWheeler @Texreader here‘s a story about it. There‘s more media coverage linked a bottom of the page: https://www.mobile.org/things-to-do/history/african-american/clotilda/ 2y
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“The Viking press again asks for the life of Kossula, but in language rather than dialect.…” The dialect was a vital and authenticating feature of the narrative. Hurston would not submit to such a revision.

I love that Hurston stood her ground, even though it cost her the publication of the book during her lifetime. An anthropologist/historian true to her profession.

#Benin #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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BarbaraBB I didn‘t know it is set in Benin. Very good to know. 2y
Texreader @BarbaraBB The “barracoons” are in the “Bight of Benin”—the holding pens for the slaves before putting on ships. 🙁 This one‘s been on my tbr for a long time and I need Benin so I decided to make it work. 2y
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Texreader
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And another list—these are the books I own and have lined up to read for the #readingAfrica2022 challenge—in case anyone needs ideas. Ive been wanting to read the tagged book for years so I‘m very excited.

(E-ebook; A-audiobook, IRL-in real life book)

@KristiAhlers In case you want to join in and need ideas. 😉

KristiAhlers Thank you! This is a great start! Can‘t wait to post! 2y
BarbaraBB Great ideas! If you haven‘t got your copy yet for Liberia, please check out this ons too. It‘s my favorite so far: 2y
Librarybelle Thank you for posting your lists! 2y
Cinfhen Thanks for sharing!! I‘ve taken a screenshot 2y
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Bethanyroe
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I‘ve read quite a few books detailing the experience of black people in the US after Emancipation and reconstruction. This was another angle that was really good for me to hear. It made me realize how many people in Africa, even native Africans, were also to blame for the slave trade. Greed does horrible things!

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Butterfinger
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1. No, I don't think so. I do like finding references to the title while I am reading. Especially if the title seems obscure.

2. My latest one word title I enjoyed.

Do you have time to play? @MeganAnn @batsy @zezeki

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView 👍📖📙 Happy Tuesday! 3y
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Butterfinger
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A fascinating study by a fascinating person. I didn't realize that Hurston was an anthropologist and focused on African folklore among the surviving slaves of the early 20th century. Kossolu was even more special because he was the last to be kidnapped from his home and brought to America. Very poignant. All he wanted was his family and to return home. My heart broke when Hurston realized that the folklore she was raised wasn't accurate.

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MayJasper
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#ConflictedWorlds Day 19 Person Vs #Memories

How tragic to be among the last and to have to keep retelling tragic events so that the old memories are kept alive.

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs 📖❤️👏🏻 3y
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TheBookHippie
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Excellent

A couple of weeks ago Joseph Lemuel Morrow
Associate Pastor for Evangelism and Community Engagement at Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago mentioned this story and this book in his lesson he was preaching. Having read Their Eyes Were Watching God more than once because of the sheer beauty of it, I was intrigued. It is stunning- a great interview. Still thinking about it.

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Mehso-so

More interview than fiction. Heartbreaking.

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cslavick1221

“All these words from the seller, but not one word from the sold. The Kings and Captains whose words moved ships. But not one word from the cargo. The thoughts of the “black ivory,‘ the ‘coin of Africa,‘ had no market value. Africa‘s ambassadors to the New World have come and worked and died, and left their spoor, but no recorded thought.”

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cslavick1221
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“How many limbs God give de body so it kin be active?” “Dey say six; two arms two feet two eyes. I say dey cut off de feet, he got hands to ‘fend hisself. Dey cut off de hands he wiggle out de way when he see danger come. But when he lose dey eye, den he can‘t see nothin‘ come upon him. He finish. My boys is my feet. My daughter is my hands. My wife she my eyes. She left, Cudjo finish.”

Mali01 Wow! I can't wait to find my eyes 3y
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Kelly326
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I enjoyed this short audio book I found on hoopla. This was my #bookspin November pick. In it Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of Cudjo, brought over on the last slave ship from Africa. It is told from interviews she had with him. His memories of life in Africa, his journey to America, life as a slave during the Civil War, and more.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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sarahlandis
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Hurston writes verbatim what Oluale Kossola (Cudjo Lewis) told about his life. Reading in his dialect added to the raw authenticity of this story. He tells of his life in Benin (he lived- NO SHIT- maybe 5 miles from where I lived in Benin), his imprisonment in Dahomey, the voyage to America, his enslavement, and his life as a freed man in America. It tells of hardship and heartbreak with little reprieve. It was an honor to read this book.

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Took a day trip today to meet up with my dad and did some audio booking while I drove. I listened to this whole book in less than 4 hours and it was so good! I loved the history in the introduction. I love that Hurston kept the dialect and refused to change it to standard white diction.

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Nebklvr
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A man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and freed to see yet more tragedy recounts his youth in Africa and the folk tales he remembers. It is a very short but very lively reminiscence.

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cozypunk
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Definition of barracoon: barracks used for temporary confinement of slaves. Zora befriended 86yo Kossola (aka Cudjo) and wrote down his oral-autobiography. His life was tragic AND miraculous. Editor Deborah Plant's afterword is as fascinating as the main narrative, but written in completely different tones. Academic vs Yoruba via Alabama dialect. Avoid lexicon whiplash by taking a break between the main text and the info following it. #dw2020reads

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SikedtoRead
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So glad I read this book. Eye opening. I appreciated the prologue and epilogue and thought it was wise of Hurston to resist pressure placed on her to modify Cudjo‘s speech- I feel like his words and personality really came through with the use of the vernacular.

Nute Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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What a great life story that needed to be told. Although I‘m disappointed that it languished for so long, no one wanted to publish it in dialect, I‘m also grateful Hurston stuck to her guns there, like her fiction of Their Eyes Were Watching God, it wouldn‘t have been the same book without it‘s authentic central voice. This is the story of the last living person, from the last slave ship to America, and his story from his life in Africa ...⤵️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ... through slavery and into freedom, it‘s sad and heartbreaking, but it‘s a story that needed to be told and I‘m saddened that more people‘s memories and life stories weren‘t preserved. 4y
MsLeah8417 Make sure to read Dust Tracks on a Road 4y
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GreenGrl87
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Stopped by the library to pick up my Black History Month read... can‘t wait to dive in. I snuck a look at the first couple of pages and I think it‘s going to be a good one.

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Come-read-with-me
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I loved this book. The story of “the last black cargo” was moving and heart breaking. Hurston tackled a topic that was overlooked for far too long - how sad that there was such a reluctance to publish when she first wrote it. The story itself is actually very short, but powerful none-the-less. I also liked the forward of the book - almost longer than the story itself but provided great background & context. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thanks @brainsergion !

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I just picked this up from the library...so glad to see positive reviews! 4y
Come-read-with-me @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! (edited) 4y
brainsergion I'm glad you liked it! 4y
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Come-read-with-me @brainsergion Great recommendation! Thanks!!!! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Come-read-with-me Ok, I‘ll try to tag you after I read it. Let me just add, I adore Litsy...nowhere else in my life can I pick up a book I‘ve been meaning to read, find someone who‘s just coincidentally read it, and says tell me what you think. 4y
Come-read-with-me @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I know!!! It‘s kind of amazing. This community is amazing. My husband says that I have finally found my people! Yippee!! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Come-read-with-me Exactly! 4y
Marni Just downloaded it on kindle from my library! 4y
Suet624 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 💕💕💕 so true. 4y
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Jillylovesbooks
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This is the story of Cudjo Lewis who was the last survivor of the last known slave ship to arrive in America near Mobile, AL. It was recorded in his own words and dialect in 1927. The author‘s fight to keep that central prevented it from being published until 2018. The story is important to be told, but the book is flawed in that we are limited in what we do hear from him. The rest is appendix, introduction, and random fables Cudjo told.

Jillylovesbooks I used to live in Mobile, so I‘m familiar with Africatown/Plateau. During the time I lived there remnants of the ship the Clotilda that Cudjo arrived on were discovered. For me, it was powerful to hear his words about his life. Even though we‘re left wishing for more, it‘s good to now have this account published to help preserve the historical record. 4y
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rockpools
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Cudjo Lewis (Kossola) was on the last ship of the Middle Passage, traded into slavery from his home in West Africa in 1860, over 50 years after abolition. In the late 1920s/early 30s, Zora Neale Hurston met with him to hear his stories, his life. With Kudjo‘s voice written in dialect, this book recounts their meetings, his life and his stories. Hearing Kudjo‘s words, I came away from it stunned at just how recent it all was. 💔

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Having carefully decided which books I wanted to finish this week in my #weeklyforecast, I‘ve obviously gone straight back to this (which wasn‘t on the list).

Kossola has told us of his journey to America, briefly of his time as a slave, then of freedom and the establishment of Africatown. You feel like you‘re sat in his back garden with him & Zora, listening to his tales, at times suspecting he might prefer not to be re-living everything. 👇

rockpools ‘m very aware that I‘d put Gone with the Wind on my #NewYearWhoDis list. This is such a strong, concise counterpoint to that! Seeing Cudjo and his fellow freed slaves working out that going home to Africa isn‘t an option, staying with their ‘owners‘ isn‘t an option, they need land, houses... I would really have liked to ask him more about that period.

Thank you for picking this @lele1432 - I don‘t think I‘d have read it otherwise.
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monalyisha “I don‘t think I‘d have read it otherwise” is one of my favorite #NewYearWhoDis reflections. 💕 4y
KT1432 You're welcome! So glad you enjoyed it!! 4y
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megnews
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I read the epigraph, the forward by Alice Walker which of course was good, the intro, & the editor‘s note, the whole time wishing I could just skip to the book. Finally I was “allowed” to read the book, the best part & what I wanted to read in the first place. I read a few pages of the afterward. I consider it complete. I read the author‘s original work. Dang can I just read the book and not what a bunch of other people thought about it? ⬇️

megnews The material was almost longer than the book. This is my pet peeve of rereleased works & nonfiction in general. I feel like it takes away from rather than adding value to my experience.
I really enjoyed Kossola‘s storytelling and Hurston‘s conversational writing. This was a detailed perspective rarely heard. The story was amazing & I learned a lot I didn‘t know. It‘s very brief & I think everyone should read it. Feel free to read/skip the extra,
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megnews Depending on your preference. 4y
MayJasper Thanks for the advice. I know exactly what you mean. One of my current reads has a long section of someone else's opinion of what they think the novel means. 4y
Come-read-with-me @megnews Thanks for the review. I just bought the book and was planning on diving in tonight! 4y
rockpools I‘m part-way through this and I totally agree! The % of ‘other stuff‘ to actual text is a teensy bit off. I‘d assumed the Afterword included the appendices/stories etc that ZNH mentioned in my reading today - but no, those are within the 112pp of text. I might finish sooner than I‘d planned! 4y
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MelKelsey
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6: A short, transcript-like retelling of the stories told to Zora Neale Hurston by the last living person to have been brought from Africa to the States to be a slave. I loved reading his voice. This book is not riveting, but it's powerful, informative, and important.

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This morning‘s reading, along with a good amount of Google maps to look up Ouidah, Benin and Mobile, Alabama. I thought the dialect would make this hard to read, but Kossula‘s voice comes through so clearly.

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Cinfhen
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Such an important piece of narrative history. The story of Cudjo Lewis one of the last African men who was brought over to America on a slave ship. His story was heartbreaking and his life after being “freed” was still fraught & painful. Despite his hardships Cudjo Lewis displayed such dignity & humanity. I HIGHLY suggest the audio as the narrator really captures the flavor of the dialect.
Challenge Prompts below 👇🏼

KT1432 I‘m glad I did the audio for this one too! 4y
rockpools I‘m looking forward to getting properly into this - sadly I think it‘ll have to be print though. 4y
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Cinfhen I‘m sure it‘ll still be a very powerful read @RachelO 4y
TrishB I have this on my kindle 👍🏻 but have done two NF in the last week so I‘m definitely on a fiction binge for the rest of the month 😁 4y
Cinfhen Oops, forgot this also works for #OneWordTitle #ReadingWithMrBook @MrBook 4y
Megabooks Thanks for mentioning this one. It has gotten lost in the shuffle of my mind! 4y
Cinfhen It‘s super short @Megabooks but really worth your time!!! Listen to audio 4y
Cinfhen Yes, you‘ve fulfilled your NF quota @TrishB 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa This one has been on my to-read list for awhile now... I must push it up again. 4y
Cinfhen It‘s good @Riveted_Reader_Melissa so I was surprised to see a bunch of negative reviews on GoodReads 4y
MrBook Ooh, sounds like a great one!!! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Wait, this is a #memoir? I thought it was a #biography ... but it‘s your call. Or was it a #mystery? I‘m glad the audio was good pick. This could work for #finishinaday also, right? 4y
Cinfhen So technically it‘s a biography @BarbaraTheBibliophage BUT it‘s an actual transcript of Codju Lewis‘s words uninterrupted or edited so I took that to be a memoir , for this challenge at least😜 ZNH does give context to their meetings but she never interjects or steers the conversation. It‘s really fascinating and worth listening too. 4y
Cinfhen And yes, it‘s less than 3 1/2 hours on audio and the last 45 minutes is African fables @BarbaraTheBibliophage 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Interesting—it‘s a memoir wrapped in commentary / biography. Good call and glad you liked it! Moving it up my list! 4y
Cinfhen If you can listen to the audio I recommend going that route @BarbaraTheBibliophage 😊 4y
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rockpools
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Chilling. And I haven‘t even got as far as the contents page yet.

Cinfhen I‘m planning on reading this one too!! 4y
rockpools @Cinfhen Look forward to seeing how you get on. I haven‘t read ZNH before- have you? 4y
rockpools @Cinfhen ...which has been on my tbr forever. One day! 4y
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KT1432
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A pretty insightful history of how the last shipment of slaves landed in the U.S. #TIL when these slaves were freed and denied the option to go back to Africa, they banded together, worked hard and saved their money to be able to purchase land from their previous slave owner, who wouldn't even give them a discount. 4⭐️s #NFNov #PopSugarReadingChallenge #PopSugar2019 #Pop19 #PublishedPosthumously

rsteve388 9 pts 4y
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AlwaysForeverReading
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I know what I will be doing during my Thanksgiving break! Has anyone read any of these titles?

MoonWitch94 I read “A Light in the Storm” many years ago. It was good. I loved all the books in this series. 4y
AlwaysForeverReading @MoonWitch94 Thanks for the response! 4y
Texreader No but I‘ve been so wanting to read the tagged book! 4y
AlwaysForeverReading I will keep you posted! 4y
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KT1432
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I've been working non-stop so my reading time has suffered. I never got to post a #WeeklyForecast! I started Barracoon and the history behind the last slaves brought to America is fascinating. I'm close to finishing Salt Slow, and working on The Case Against Sugar.

#TIL there is a state park in Mobile, AL named after Timothy Meaher, the rich slave owner who smuggled in the last known illegal shipment of slaves. Nothing to see here.🙄🤬 #NFNov

Cinfhen I did a sugar elimination diet this past September .... I lasted 41 days and I felt so good ( well the first 11 days were pretty ugly) Anyway, I‘m trying to get back on it but it‘s soooooo hard. Sugar is literally ADDICTIVE ( it‘s crack for me) I‘m trying but the struggle is REAL!!!!! 4y
KT1432 @Cinfhen yes!! It is crack for me as well. Really really bad. I know I would feel a lot better if I made some drastic cuts but it's so hard! 😩 41 days is quite the feat! 4y
Cinfhen I was aiming for 90 days!!! Everyday i tell myself today is the day I go back but it doesn‘t last more than a few hours 4y
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KT1432 @Cinfhen 🤣 sounds like my life! 4y
Cinfhen There‘s always tomorrow ❤️ 4y
rsteve388 4 pts 4y
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Reviewsbylola
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I finished this one earlier today on audio, and it seems like the perfect pick for the #soaringscores prompt. Cudjo Lewis was the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade when ZNH wrote this book in 1927. The audio, not to mention Zora herself in writing the book, did an excellent job maintaining the integrity of Cudjo‘s speech. Definitely a worthy read. #nowwearefree

CrowCAH Perfect timing! 🕰 4y
Cinfhen Kismet 🧡 4y
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Nitpickyabouttrains
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Hurston is a powerful woman who interviews people to learn about unreported on cultures. There was a lot of introduction to this book, to set the scene and put everything in context.

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OrangeMooseReads
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Excellent book, worth the read. I posted previously wondering how much of the story is embellished by both Lewis and Hurston.
From a historical stand point we are lucky to have this story embellished or not told by the man who lived it. This important because it shows that even though the trade from Africa was lawfully ended it did not end.

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Izzy is doing her yoga too. #bfcr3

Leftcoastzen 😻 5y
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This is an interesting book. I wonder how much was embellished by Hurston and by Lewis. I have absolutely no doubts in the truth of the story there is historical proof to it. When someone tells a story some times they embellish to make it more interesting.