<I>Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"</I>
date: label: Date
content: written 1931; published 2018
name: label: Written by
content: Zora Neale Hurston, American, 1891 - 1960
label: Published by
content: Amistad Press, America, founded 1986
label: Subject of
content: Oluale Kossola, 1841 - 1935
notes: label: Description
content: A hardcover book (2023.30.2a) with a dust jacket (2023.30.2b), “Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’” is a nonfiction book written by Zora Neale Hurston on the life of Oluale Kossola, or Cudjo Lewis, the third to last survivor of the Atlantic slave trade. The dust jacket is a beige color with black typeface, a black-and-white photograph of Kossola, and an image of a peach. From top to bottom, the typeface reads: [New York Times Bestseller / BARRACOON / The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” / Edited by / Deborah G. Plant / Foreword by / Alice Walker / ZORA NEALE / HURSTON / Author of Their Eyes Were Watching].
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Illegal slave trade
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Middle Passage
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.30.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Zora Neale Hurston
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 × 5 1/2 × 3/4 in. (20.3 × 14 × 1.9 cm)