Biography
Barracoon
2004·208 pages
Barracoon presents the oral history of Cudjo Lewis, the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade, as interviewed by Zora Neale Hurston in 1927.
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Barracoon presents the oral history of Cudjo Lewis, the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade, as interviewed by Zora Neale Hurston in 1927.
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"In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last survivors of the Atlantic human trade, in an adaptation of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Barracoon. This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved, eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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No sexual scenes depicted. Implied vulnerabilities in slavery sexual context, but no direct depictions.
Violence & gore
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Graphic descriptions of village raid with killings and beheadings; horrors of Middle Passage and whippings during enslavement
Profanity
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Mild vernacular language in dialogue; no frequent profanity
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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References to faith, hope, and African spiritual traditions; some Christian elements post-emancipation
Magic & witchcraft
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Brief mentions of African folklore and cultural rituals
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central messaging on slavery, racism, Jim Crow oppression, and cultural relativism
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive accounts of enslavement, family separation, whippings, and systemic cruelty under slavery and Jim Crow. Implied vulnerabilities in slavery sexual context, but no direct depictions.
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