Thomas C. Barnwell Jr. Carolyn Grant Emory S Gullah Days (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gullah DaysCondition: NewEAN: 9781949467079ISBN: 9781949467079Publisher: John F Blair PublisherFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/19/2020Item Height: 215mmItem Length: 241mmAuthor: Thomas C. Barnwell Jr., Carolyn Grant, Emory Shaw CampbellLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956Description: The Gullah culture, though borne of isolation and slavery, thrived on the US East Coast sea islands from pre-Civil War times until today, and nowhere more prominently than on Hilton Head Island, SC. On this small barrier island descendants of the first generations of Gullah people continue to preserve Gullah language, customs, arts, and cuisine. The three authors of Gullah Days: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956 are among those descendants, and in this book, they chronicle the amazing history of their secluded community from the Civil War through the 1950s, when real estate development connected Hilton Head Island to the mainland with a bridge.The history of these Gullah islanders, little celebrated until now, is an amazing American story. Hilton Head Island was one of the first areas liberated by Union troops after Fort Sumter. With plantation owners absent, the society of formerly enslaved Gullah people embarked on the activities of freedom: enlisting in fighting for the Union army; creating the first black-governed community in the South, complete with a police force; and, when formal emancipation arrived, running for office, campaigning, and voting.This book illustrates in vivid detail the story of that vibrant post-Civil War era and the tangled perils of Reconstruction that followed, along with all of the progress and setbacks of African Americans in the South over 150 years via the lives of Gullah Hilton Head Islanders. Authors rely on the historical records and amazing first-person accounts they have gathered from their relatives and other community members to tell this riveting story.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: HistoryTopic: Social Sciences, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Publication Name: Gullah Days

Title: Gullah Days

EAN: 9781949467079

ISBN: 9781949467079

Release Date: 03/19/2020

Release Year: 2020

Subtitle: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Book Title: Gullah Days : Hilton Head Islanders before the Bridge 1861-1956

Number of Pages: 372 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Carolina Wren Press

Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Social History, United States / General, African American

Publication Year: 2020

Item Height: 0.6 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: History

Item Weight: 34.6 Oz

Author: Emory Shaw Campbell, Thomas C. Barnwell Jr., Carolyn Grant

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 9.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback