Author: George C. Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
[December 2001]
The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina
Author: George C. Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
[December 2001]
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
[December 2001]
Georgetown County, South Carolina
Author: Ramona La Roche
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738503479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located in one of the Palmetto State's most picturesque regions, Georgetown County is a beautiful coastal county full of rich African- American traditions and a distinct Gullah heritage, from its roots in the antebellum South to the present. An integral part of the identity of the Lowcountry, the black community has played a prominent role in the successful development of the county over the years, and this volume serves to highlight and celebrate the county's people and their achievements, highlighting recognizable citizens and families, both prominent and everyday.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738503479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located in one of the Palmetto State's most picturesque regions, Georgetown County is a beautiful coastal county full of rich African- American traditions and a distinct Gullah heritage, from its roots in the antebellum South to the present. An integral part of the identity of the Lowcountry, the black community has played a prominent role in the successful development of the county over the years, and this volume serves to highlight and celebrate the county's people and their achievements, highlighting recognizable citizens and families, both prominent and everyday.
The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina
Author: George C. Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
[December 2001]
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
[December 2001]
Historical Atlas of the Rice Plantations of Georgetown County and the Santee River
Author: Suzanne Cameron Linder Hurley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880067567
Category : Georgetown County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 879
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880067567
Category : Georgetown County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 879
Book Description
Ebony Effects: 150 Unknown Facts about Blacks in Georgetown, SC
Author: Steve Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978585747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Learn the hidden stories about blacks in Georgetown, South Carolina before and after they were African-Americans. Each page will remind you in riveting detail of why they were the children of the ones who would not die.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978585747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Learn the hidden stories about blacks in Georgetown, South Carolina before and after they were African-Americans. Each page will remind you in riveting detail of why they were the children of the ones who would not die.
Gullah Spirituals
Author: Eric Sean Crawford
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643361910
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
In Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth century American South. While much has been done to study, preserve, and interpret Gullah culture in the lowcountry and sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia, some traditions like the shouting and rowing songs have been all but forgotten. This work, which focuses primarily on South Carolina's St. Helena Island, illuminates the remarkable history, survival, and influence of spirituals since the earliest recordings in the 1860s. Grounded in an oral tradition with a dynamic and evolving character, spirituals proved equally adaptable for use during social and political unrest and in unlikely circumstances. Most notably, the island's songs were used at the turn of the century to help rally support for the United States' involvement in World War I and to calm racial tensions between black and white soldiers. In the 1960s, civil rights activists adopted spirituals as freedom songs, though many were unaware of their connection to the island. Gullah Spirituals uses fieldwork, personal recordings, and oral interviews to build upon earlier studies and includes an appendix with more than fifty transcriptions of St. Helena spirituals, many no longer performed and more than half derived from Crawford's own transcriptions. Through this work, Crawford hopes to restore the cultural memory lost to time while tracing the long arc and historical significance of the St. Helena spirituals.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643361910
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
In Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth century American South. While much has been done to study, preserve, and interpret Gullah culture in the lowcountry and sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia, some traditions like the shouting and rowing songs have been all but forgotten. This work, which focuses primarily on South Carolina's St. Helena Island, illuminates the remarkable history, survival, and influence of spirituals since the earliest recordings in the 1860s. Grounded in an oral tradition with a dynamic and evolving character, spirituals proved equally adaptable for use during social and political unrest and in unlikely circumstances. Most notably, the island's songs were used at the turn of the century to help rally support for the United States' involvement in World War I and to calm racial tensions between black and white soldiers. In the 1960s, civil rights activists adopted spirituals as freedom songs, though many were unaware of their connection to the island. Gullah Spirituals uses fieldwork, personal recordings, and oral interviews to build upon earlier studies and includes an appendix with more than fifty transcriptions of St. Helena spirituals, many no longer performed and more than half derived from Crawford's own transcriptions. Through this work, Crawford hopes to restore the cultural memory lost to time while tracing the long arc and historical significance of the St. Helena spirituals.
Horry County, South Carolina, 1730-1993
Author: Catherine Heniford Lewis
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570032073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The story of South Carolina's northeastern corner, which suggests that its past does not fit neatly into South Carolina history. The book demonstrates Horry County's political, social and economic differences from other regions of the state.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570032073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The story of South Carolina's northeastern corner, which suggests that its past does not fit neatly into South Carolina history. The book demonstrates Horry County's political, social and economic differences from other regions of the state.
A Walk Down Front Street
Author: Georgetown County Historical Society. Front Street Project Committee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780871525680
Category : Georgetown (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780871525680
Category : Georgetown (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Mills' Atlas
Author: Robert Mills
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This reprint edition of MILLS' ATLAS has an especially prepared history and introduction to these maps as well as considerable history about Robert Mills, the man and architect, prepared be Mr. Gene Waddell, formerly Director of the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston. These maps, originally 23 29 in size, have been conveniently reduced in size to 11 17 and folded to fit into an exquisitely gold-stamped simulated leather cover for book shelf or coffee table. The Districts for which maps are included are: Abbeville, Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Chesterfield, Chester, Colleton, Darlington, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, Marion, Marlborough, Newberry, Orangeburg, Pendleton, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg and York.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This reprint edition of MILLS' ATLAS has an especially prepared history and introduction to these maps as well as considerable history about Robert Mills, the man and architect, prepared be Mr. Gene Waddell, formerly Director of the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston. These maps, originally 23 29 in size, have been conveniently reduced in size to 11 17 and folded to fit into an exquisitely gold-stamped simulated leather cover for book shelf or coffee table. The Districts for which maps are included are: Abbeville, Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Chesterfield, Chester, Colleton, Darlington, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, Marion, Marlborough, Newberry, Orangeburg, Pendleton, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg and York.
The Keepers of the House
Author: Shirley Ann Grau
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453247203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A “beautifully written” Pulitzer Prize–winning novel about prejudice and a distinguished family’s secrets in the American South (The Atlantic Monthly). Seven generations of the Howland family have lived in the Alabama plantation home built by an ancestor who fought for Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Over the course of a century, the Howlands accumulated a fortune, fought for secession, and helped rebuild the South, establishing themselves as one of the most respected families in the state. But that history means little to Abigail Howland. The inheritor of the Howland manse, Abigail hides the long-buried secret of her grandfather’s thirty-year relationship with his African American mistress. Her fortunes reverse when her family’s mixed-race heritage comes to light and her community—locked in the prejudices of the 1960s—turns its back on her. Faced with such deep-seated racism, Abigail is pushed to defend her family at all costs. A “novel of real magnitude,” The Keepers of the House is an unforgettable story of family, tradition, and racial injustice set against the richly drawn backdrop of the American South (Kirkus Reviews). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453247203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A “beautifully written” Pulitzer Prize–winning novel about prejudice and a distinguished family’s secrets in the American South (The Atlantic Monthly). Seven generations of the Howland family have lived in the Alabama plantation home built by an ancestor who fought for Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Over the course of a century, the Howlands accumulated a fortune, fought for secession, and helped rebuild the South, establishing themselves as one of the most respected families in the state. But that history means little to Abigail Howland. The inheritor of the Howland manse, Abigail hides the long-buried secret of her grandfather’s thirty-year relationship with his African American mistress. Her fortunes reverse when her family’s mixed-race heritage comes to light and her community—locked in the prejudices of the 1960s—turns its back on her. Faced with such deep-seated racism, Abigail is pushed to defend her family at all costs. A “novel of real magnitude,” The Keepers of the House is an unforgettable story of family, tradition, and racial injustice set against the richly drawn backdrop of the American South (Kirkus Reviews). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.