Cudjo Lewis was interviewed by Zora Neale Hurston in 1927. Lewis was the last living African who had been brought to America as a slave. Born in 1841, around 1860, he was brought to America many years after the trans-Atlantic slave trade was legally abolished. Lewis lived as a slave until emancipation following the Civil War but had no money for a return trip to Africa. Hurston returned many times to continue her conversations with Lewis. He told her of life in Africa, life as a slave and live after slavery. This is a remarkable account of an amazing life. Narrator Robin Miles does a wonderful job with the audio book.
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