| Savannah, Georgia Contributor(s): Elmore Ph. D., Charles J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 073851408X ISBN-13: 9780738514086 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 975 |
| Series: Black America |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.5" W x 9.22" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Locality - Savannah, Georgia - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pioneering African-American families, spanning generations from slavery to freedom, enrich Savannah's collective history. Men and women such as Andrew Bryan, founder of the nation's oldest continuous black Baptist church; the Rev. Ralph Mark Gilbert, who |
Contributor Bio(s): Elmore Ph. D., Charles J.: - Charles J. Elmore, a professor of humanities at Savannah State University and noted local historian, is a 1999 recipient of the Governor's Award in the Humanities. In Black America: Savannah he presents a fitting tribute to the city's African-American ancestry. |