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This adaptation gives young readers a well done introduction to the true-life story of Cudjo Lewis\, one of the last -known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade&mdash\;abducted from Africa o n the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States. We encourage families to bring any young people in their life to this monumental event \, highlighting important Black American history.

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Complimentary copies of the book will be given to s elect registered attendees thanks to the DC Public Library Foundation. The DC Public Library Foundation partners with the DC Public Library to enhan ce Washington\, DC&rsquo\;s public libraries\, bringing private philanthro py together with government support to ensure that our libraries deliver t he highest quality of service to the District&rsquo\;s residents. With the help of many generous people\, the Foundation provides educational progra ms for children and youth\, workforce development training\, cultural even ts\, and collection enhancements for DC&rsquo\;s libraries.

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For reasonable accommodations\, please contact the Center for Accessibil ity at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretatio n\, please allow at least seven (7) days notice.

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About the Author

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Ibram X. Kendi  \;is a National Book Award&ndash\;winning and #1 New York Times bests elling author. His books include Antiracist Baby\; Goodnight Racism\; How to Be an Antiracist\; and How to Raise an Antiracist. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the directo r of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. In 2020\, Time magazine named Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has also bee n awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.

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Zora Neale Hurston< /strong> \;was a novelist\, folklorist\, and anthropologist. She wrote four novels (Jonah&rsquo\;s Gourd Vine\, 1934\; Their Eyes Were Watching God\, 1937\; Moses\, Man of the Mountains\, 1939\; and Seraph on the Suwan ee\, 1948)\; two books of folklore (Mules and Men\, 1935\, and Every Tongu e Got to Confess\, 2001)\; a work of anthropological research\, (Tell My H orse\, 1938)\; an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road\, 1942)\; an intern ational bestselling nonfiction work (Barracoon: The Story of the Last &ldq uo\;Black Cargo\,&rdquo\; 2018)\; and over fifty short stories\, essays\, and plays. She attended Howard University\, Barnard College\, and Columbia University and was a graduate of Barnard College in 1928. She was born on January 7\, 1891\, in Notasulga\, Alabama\, and grew up in Eatonville\, F lorida.

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About the book

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In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi\, young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewi s\, one of the last survivors of the Atlantic human trade\, in an adaptati on of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Barracoon.< /p>\n

This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis\, as told by himself.

\n< p>Of the millions of men\, women\, and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved\, 86-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage&mdash\;fifty years aft er the Atlantic human trade was outlawed in the United States. Cudjo share d his firsthand account with legendary folklorist\, anthropologist\, and w riter Zora Neale Hurston.

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Adapted with care and delivered with age -appropriate historical context by award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi\ , Cudjo&rsquo\;s incredible story is now available for young readers and e merging scholars. With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson\, thi s poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and cu lture.

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