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by devnull791101
2958 days ago
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He was captured by a rival tribe, smuggled into the country illegally, freed by the victorious force and the first thing he can think of is compensation. not from his owners, or original tribe, but the now government that fought for his freedom? |
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It looks like what they first thought of was to find a place to live, and to try to go back home.
Regarding compensation:
What makes you think that he did not ask for compensation from his owners?
If you read a bit more you will see that they did ask their former owners for compensation indeed.
"Because Cudjo “always talkee good,” the Africans selected him to approach their former owners and ask for land in exchange for their years of free labor."
The quote is from another site linked by Joeboy further down in the comments: https://www.vulture.com/2018/04/zora-neale-hurston-barracoon...