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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston
14 reviews
elg1105's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and War
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
tey_lynn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
relf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, and Kidnapping
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Genocide, Gore, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
tinyflame4's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Slavery, and Trafficking
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Kidnapping
mcfarleyems's review against another edition
5.0
This book broke my heart and took me on an important and informative journey. I learned so much about Kossula’s life, of course, but I also learned to sit in the discomfort of reading the book. I became aware of my own blind spots in history, which contributed to my own biases. Being able to read this book is a gift.
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Child death
pinkalpaca's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
3.0
Is this an extremely important book for the African-American history? Yes.
Did I struggle to read it? Yes.
Did my heart ache for this man (and the thousands of others, men, women, children, like him)? Of course.
Did I like it? Unfortunately not.
Would I recommend it? Yes, it's historical, and/or laographical value is huge.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail