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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
by Zora Neale Hurston
My eyes dey stop cryin' but de tears runnee down inside me all de time.
I wish this book were longer; it's only about 80-pages of Kossula's life, and the rest of the pages are dedicated to historical background. Nevertheless, superlatives do not do Kossula justice. He survived a war, captivity, the Middle Passage, slavery, freedom, and Jim Crow.
Kossula was one man, and he spoke of his own experience. That makes his story special. His story is a treasure. It is filled with loss and longing and sorrow. It is also necessary to read and to remember this remarkable man. I hope that his soul is finally resting with his people.
I wish this book were longer; it's only about 80-pages of Kossula's life, and the rest of the pages are dedicated to historical background. Nevertheless, superlatives do not do Kossula justice. He survived a war, captivity, the Middle Passage, slavery, freedom, and Jim Crow.
Kossula was one man, and he spoke of his own experience. That makes his story special. His story is a treasure. It is filled with loss and longing and sorrow. It is also necessary to read and to remember this remarkable man. I hope that his soul is finally resting with his people.