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"Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Updated: May 25, 2022

Reading for Understanding: Monthly Virtual Book Discussion


The Center’s Reading for Understanding monthly book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read the book and make time for the discussion.


Virtual small group book discussion of "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston.


Please purchase and read/listen to "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 25th, 7-9pm Eastern Standard Time.


"A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade--abducted from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States."


Please purchase and read/listen to "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 25th, 7-9pm Eastern Standard Time.



Reading for Understanding


Monthly virtual book discussions hosted by the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation


As a learning organization, the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation seeks to provide opportunities to promote understanding and empathy. Book discussions provide participants with a shared experience and an opportunity to engage with others.


The Center’s Reading for Understanding monthly book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read the book and make time for the discussion.


What should a participant expect?


Participants should expect an email with a read-ahead presentation and meeting credentials the Monday preceding the event. All book discussions are two hours and use Zoom breakout rooms to create small discussion groups. We start together as a large group (7-7:10pm), briefly return to a large group at the half-way point (7:50-8pm) and conclude as a large group (8:40-9pm). Virtual doors open at 6:45pm, unless otherwise noted. All times are Eastern Standard Time.


Support black-owned or independent bookstores.


Many black-owned and independent bookstores now offer shipping. Find a store in your area and shop in-person or online.


Participants are encouraged to continue learning through the Center’s Eradicating Racism: A Path Forward learning series.


About the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation


The Dock C. Bracy Center is committed to human reconciliation and the eradication of racism and other forms of human oppression. Our work focuses on healing the internal emotional and cognitive harms that have allowed racism to continue to thrive in our society. We support the efforts of many other groups and individuals by providing opportunities for learning and self-reflection so that strategies to eradicate racism can become more successful. Additional information about the Center can be found by visiting the website and by following @dcbcenter.


The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation

Website: http://www.dcbcenter.org

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