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Gullah Days: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956

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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.



Table of Contents:
Gullah Days: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956 Chapter 1 Freedom's Door Chapter 2 The Boot-Shaped Island Chapter 3 The Port Royal Experiment Chapter 4 Emancipation Chapter 5 Mitchelville Rises Chapter 6 Fighting for the Union Chapter 7 Jubilee Chapter 8 A New World Chapter 9 Redemption Hits Mitchelville Chapter 10 The Pinnacle Chapter 11 Reconstruction Ends Chapter 12 Storm Days Chapter 13 An Outgoing Tide Chapter 14 Booker T. Washington Comes to Hilton Head Chapter 15 The 1920s Didn't Roar Chapter 16 The Last Black Union Soldiers Chapter 17 Shadows under the Trees Chapter 18 Old Man Depression Chapter 19 Through the Eyes of a Child Chapter 20 Civil Rights and Land Chapter 21 The Timbermen Come Chapter 22 The Bridge Arrives


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781949467079
  • Publisher: John F Blair Publisher
  • Publisher Imprint: John F Blair Publisher
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 372
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 1001 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1949467074
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956
  • Width: 241 mm


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