On View
Cultural Expressions Gallery
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51b5ab45c-5b05-4cbd-a025-176423999918

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