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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston
19 reviews
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, and Blood
labricoleuse's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Child death, and Racism
tey_lynn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Trafficking, Child death, Gore, Death, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia
fkshg8465's review against another edition
5.0
The depth of his loneliness almost broke me, but it took me some time to get there. He’s so matter of fact in his telling, but then again, I wish I could’ve heard his actual voice. That would’ve made a huge difference in how I imbibed this book.
My only fear from this experience is that there will be others out there who read it and walk away thinking and saying, pointing to his words, that not all slave masters were horrible people. That is a lie I’d hate to see perpetuated, because no matter how kind they might’ve been, they still only had slaves because they lacked respect for the dignity of these African lives and refused them any agency.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Slavery, Body horror, Death, and Gun violence
daijalh13's review
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, and Death
zoenelson's review against another edition
4.75
As readers, we confront uncomfortable truths about U.S. history and are forced to dismantle the falsehoods we've been deceived into believing. In my mind, Cudjo's story puts words and history to the collective trauma of millions of Africans forced into slavery in the U.S.
Besides Cudjo's words, I loved the editor's notes. She provided important context and a wealth of original thought to this story.
Graphic: Trafficking and Slavery
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Violence, and Racism
alexhaydon's review
5.0
Graphic: Slavery and Death
hillysreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Child death, and Death
relf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Racism, and Slavery
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, Classism, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Confinement
Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Abandonment, and Genocide