The survivors of the Clotilda the lost stories of the last captives of the American slave trade

"Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered classic Barracoon, an immersive and revelatory history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors-the last document...

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Main Author: Durkin, Hannah (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: [New York] : [Amistad], [2024]
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Summary: "Joining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered classic Barracoon, an immersive and revelatory history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors-the last documented survivors of any slave ship-whose lives diverged and intersected in profound ways"--
Physical Description: xix, 412 pages, 16 pages unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780063072992
0063072998