I AM EXCITED!
I am waiting now for my book that I just purchased from this community:
BARRACOON by Nora Neale Hurston.
Oh, I am so excited. This book is my passion.
My ancestor--my Great grandmother was stolen from East Africa many years after the Slave Ship Trade
was supposed to be outlawed! Like this book, which is about a man who was stolen from West Africa
and survived the voyage in 1860 and lived to tell his story, likewise my Great grandmother lived to be old.
Her story was passed down through my relatives and she lived to be 'just' over 100 years old.
One of my aunt who knew her, just died last year! And, I learned a lot about my Great grandmother from her and others.
So, I am looking forward to reading Barracoon!
WHAT AM I READING RIGHT NOW!?
Well although this author is NOT African American, however, for right now, I am reading his book and it is amazing!
The book is called A Dwelling Place by Erksine Clarke. It is about slavery in Georgia. He is a Harvard Graduate and his
book won awards. It's so hard to put down. I have read about 400 pages into the total 600+ pages.