African Americans at Mars Bluff, South Carolina Paperback Edition Contributor(s): Vernon, Amelia Wallace (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570030928 ISBN-13: 9781570030925 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1995 Annotation: The inspiring story of a community shaped by its African legacy. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | Africa - General |
Dewey: 975.784 |
LCCN: 95032654 |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.11" W x 9.04" (1.05 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Amelia Wallace Vernon was reared in Mars Bluff, a small farming community in South Carolina's pine belt. Though she moved away from the town early in her adult life, on her annual visits home she became increasingly interested in exploring and preserving the history of its African-American community. Over a period of years, she taped interviews with elderly members, who shared a trove of information about their lives and those of their ancestors. Allowing the story to unfold largely through the words of her subjects, Vernon has fashioned a fascinating history of the African Americans who lived in Mars Bluff from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth-century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vernon, Amelia Wallace: - Amelia Wallace Vernon, a retired nurse who is now a writer, lives in Dubuque, Iowa. |