Staff Reports
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will be speaking at an event held by the Matheson History Museum at Lincoln Middle School to discuss his adaptation of “Barracoon” by Zora Neale Hurston.
The event will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at Lincoln Middle School (1001 SE 12th St.).
Kendi will discuss his adaptations of Zora Neale Hurston’s work, Hurston’s enduring legacy, and why he wanted to adapt her work for children. There will also be a Q&A with pre-selected audience questions.
Tickets will be bundled with a signed copy of the book, “Barracoon.”
“Barracoon” is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself. 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.
Hurston spent months talking with Cudjo about the details of his life. Now, the story has been adapted for age-appropriate historical context by Kendi and illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson.
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