"Cudjo's Own Story of the Last African Slaver" by Zora Neale Hurston is a historical record from the perspective of Cudjo Lewis, who was the last living survivor of the "Clotilde," the last ship to bring enslaved people to America illegally. Detailing his capture and the terrifying journey across the Atlantic, the book explores themes of identity, cultural memories, and the will to endure. In its narrative, Cudjo recalls his life in Africa and paints a picture of everyday life before his capture by Dahomey warriors. He also recalls the horrors of the voyage on the "Clotilde". Once in America, Cudjo tells of dealing with the challenges and changes that he and other kidnapped people experienced as enslaved people in Alabama. Even after liberation, Cudjo's reflections show both the horrors of his past and the strength coming from the culture he inherited, as well as the yearning for his homeland.
Cudjo's own story of the last African slaver
By Zora Neale Hurston
Captured in Africa and transported to America on the last slave ship, one man recounts his journey of brutality, survival, and the enduring power of his origins.
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About the AuthorZora Neale Hurston was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo and Caribbean Vodou. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, an autobiography, ethnographies, and many essays.
Zora Neale Hurston was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo and Caribbean Vodou. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, an autobiography, ethnographies, and many essays.
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