Project Gutenberg 2024-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 174 Hurston, Zora Neale 1891 1960 Cudjo's own story of the last African slaver $aEastford, CT :$bMartino Fine Books, $c1927, reprint 2020. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracoon:_The_Story_of_the_Last_%22Black_Cargo%22 Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Cudjo's Own Story of the Last African Slaver" by Zora Neale Hurston is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book presents the firsthand narrative of Cudjo Lewis, the last surviving person from the last ship illegally transporting slaves to America, the "Clotilde", and it recounts his experiences of capture, the Middle Passage, and life in America thereafter. It addresses themes of identity, survival, and cultural history, offering readers a poignant glimpse into the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade through the eyes of one who lived through it. The narrative unfolds with Cudjo describing his life in Africa, detailing the customs, agriculture, and daily life in his homeland, before the violent raid by Dahomey warriors that led to his capture. He vividly recounts the harrowing journey aboard the "Clotilde", emphasizing the suffering endured during the Middle Passage. Once in America, Cudjo's story reflects on the adaptations and struggles faced by him and his fellow captives as they transitioned to life as enslaved individuals in Alabama. His deep yearning for his homeland contrasts with the sense of resilience he and others displayed while building a tight-knit community known as African Town after emancipation. Throughout the text, Cudjo's reflections reveal both the trauma of his past and the strength drawn from his cultural heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240401125605hurston 1927 US Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Enslaved persons -- Alabama -- Biography Lewis, Cudjo, 1841?-1935 Clotilda (Ship) West Africans -- Alabama -- Biography Slave trade -- Alabama -- Mobile -- History -- 19th century Slave trade -- United States -- History -- 19th century Slave trade -- Africa -- History -- 19th century Slavery -- Alabama -- History -- 19th century Slave ships -- Alabama Mobile (Ala.) -- History -- 19th century E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 62469 2025-06-29T07:32:34.413311 text/html 37193 2024-05-28T00:19:51 text/html 302671 2025-06-29T07:32:36.707325 application/epub+zip 301195 2025-06-29T07:32:35.107282 application/epub+zip 301194 2025-06-29T07:32:34.700337 application/epub+zip 1162143 2025-06-29T07:32:38.030317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153449 2025-06-29T07:32:36.394288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53286 2025-06-29T07:32:34.291312 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33402 2024-05-28T00:19:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18393 2025-06-29T07:32:38.158306 application/rdf+xml 12796 2025-06-29T07:32:34.857310 image/jpeg 1672 2025-06-29T07:32:34.780270 image/jpeg 276798 2025-06-29T07:32:34.423332 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia