The Last Days of Louisiana Red Page 14
by Ishmael Reed
But what was this? He unbuckled his seat belt, bent down and picked up the Daily News from underneath the seat in front of him. It had a bizarre headline:
ZOO ATTENDANT’S SKULL
FRACTURED: BABOON CHARGED
Berkeley, California
December 13, 1973
*from Hoochy-Coochy: “one who practices Voodoo.” Dictionary of Afro-American Slang.