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Gullah Geechee heritage in the Golden Isles /

The Golden Isles are home to a long and proud African American and Gullah Geechee heritage. Ibo Landing was the site of a mass suicide in protest of slavery, the slave ship Wanderer landed on Jekyll Island and, thanks to preservation efforts, the Historic Harrington School still stands on St. Simons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roberts, Amy Lotson (Author), Holladay, Patrick J. (Author)
Other Authors: Bagwell, Tyler E. (writer of foreword.), Pavich, Melanie R. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Gullahs > Georgia > Atlantic Coast > History.
African Americans > Georgia > Golden Isles > History.
Glynn County (Ga.) > African Americans > History.
Monuments > Georgia > Glynn County > African Americans > History.
Brunswick (Ga.) > African Americans > History.
Saint Simons Island (Ga.) > African Americans > History.
Jekyll Island (Ga.) > African Americans > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I. An introduction to the history of the Golden Isles: Gullah Geechee Heritage
  • The Golden Isles of Georgia
  • Part II. St. Simons Island: The Abbott obelisk at Fort Frederica National Monument
  • The historic Harrington School
  • Ibo Landing
  • The legacy of Neptune Small
  • The Hamilton Plantation tabby slave cabins
  • Cemeteries of St. Simons Island
  • Historic black churches of St. Simons Island
  • Hazel's Cafe
  • Part III. Jekyll Island: The Wanderer Memory Trail
  • The Jekyll Island Mosaic Museum
  • Jekyll Island Club Historic District and the Red Row
  • Dolphin Motor Hotel and pavilion
  • Dr. James Clinton Wilkes and St. Andrews
  • Part IV. Historic Brunswick: The Roxy Theater
  • The Colored Memorial School/Risley High School
  • The Selden Normal and Industrial Institute
  • Dixville Historic District
  • The communities of Brookman, Pennick and Arco
  • Cemeteries of Brunswick
  • Historic black churches of Brunswick
  • Part V. Further exploration of the Golden Isles: Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
  • Needwood Baptist Church and School
  • Gilliard Farms
  • Part VI: Concluding thoughts, heritage and the future
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Suggestions for additional reading
  • Index
  • About the authors.