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Sapelo's people : a long walk into freedom

Title
Sapelo's people : a long walk into freedom / William S. McFeely.
Author
McFeely, William S.
Publication
New York : W.W. Norton, ©1994.

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Description
199 pages; 21 cm
Summary
This book recreates the history of the descendants of slaves who live on a barrier island in Georgia by recounting the memories of the island's sixty-seven inhabitants.
Subject
  • Hogg
  • Carter
  • Walker
  • Grovner
  • Bell
  • Belali
  • Green
  • Civilization
  • Zwarten
  • Sapelo Island (Ga.) > History
  • Sapelo Island (Ga.) > Civilization
  • Georgia > Sapelo Island
  • United States, Georgia, McIntosh, Sapelo Island > History
  • United States, Georgia, McIntosh, Sapelo Island > Minorities
  • United States, Georgia, McIntosh, Sapelo Island > Slavery and bondage
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index.
Contents
Meridian Dock -- Hog Hammock -- Behavior -- "A wild African tribe" -- Marsh Landing -- Coming home -- Hanging Bull -- First African Baptist church -- Raccoon Bluff -- Barn Creek -- Post Office Landing.
ISBN
  • 039303643X
  • 9780393036435
LCCN
93045968
OCLC
  • ocm29521525
  • 29521525
  • SCSB-2023725
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library