Barracoon

by Harry Hervey

Book Overview

This book is based on interviews conducted by the author with Cudjo Lewis, the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade. Cudjo Lewis was brought to America on the slave ship Clotilda in 1860 and was enslaved for five years before the end of the Civil War. The book provides a firsthand account of the horrors of slavery and is an important work of African-American literature.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1021196487
• ISBN13: 9781021196484
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"