Summary:
The book presents the firsthand account of Cudjo Lewis, the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, who was brought to America on the ship Clotilda. Through interviews conducted by Zora Neale Hurston in the 1920s and 1930s, Lewis recounts his capture in Africa, the harrowing Middle Passage, and his life as an enslaved person and later as a free man in Alabama.
Key points:
1. Atlantic Slave Trade: The book details the brutal conditions of the last known slave ship, the Clotilda, and its journey to the U.S.
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