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- Written by
- Hurston, Zora Neale, American, 1891 - 1960
- Published by
- Amistad Press, America, founded 1986
- Subject of
- Kossola, Oluale, 1841 - 1935
- Date
- written 1931; published 2018
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 × 5 1/2 × 3/4 in. (20.3 × 14 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover book (2023.30.2a) with a dust jacket (2023.30.2b), “Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’” is a nonfiction book written by Zora Neale Hurston on the life of Oluale Kossola, or Cudjo Lewis, the third to last survivor of the Atlantic slave trade. The dust jacket is a beige color with black typeface, a black-and-white photograph of Kossola, and an image of a peach. From top to bottom, the typeface reads: [New York Times Bestseller / BARRACOON / The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” / Edited by / Deborah G. Plant / Foreword by / Alice Walker / ZORA NEALE / HURSTON / Author of Their Eyes Were Watching].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Africa
- Communities
- Emancipation
- Illegal slave trade
- Literature
- Middle Passage
- Slavery
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2023.30.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Zora Neale Hurston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




