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Barracoon

Barracoon

The Story of the Last Black Cargo
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
70
Published
2004
Language
English

Synopsis

This book tells the incredible true story of Kossola, the last known survivor of the Middle Passage. Zora Neale Hurston documented his life, detailing his illegal capture in Africa and his survival of the brutal journey to America on the final slave ship. It's a powerful account of resilience against unimaginable odds.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

SadEmotionalInspiringReflectiveThought-Provoking
Survival

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society Biography

Authors

A
Alice Walker

An American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist.

I
Ibram X. Kendi

American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in the U.S

Z
Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891  – January 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, and essays. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston)

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