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Faith in education at the Skidaway Island Benedictine mission
xiii, 188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Having survived the turmoil of Reconstruction, several hundred African American tenant farmers were settled on Skidaway Island, Georgia, leading a fairly quiet existence. In 1877, Benedictine monks intruded into this relatively safe, if desperately poor, haven and built a Catholic mission and boys' boarding school. For the next two decades, the Benedictines and locals negotiated for influence over islanders' religious convictions and education. Faith in Education at the Skidaway Island Benedictine Mission brings together the recovered archaeological data and extensive Benedictine archives to reconstruct the intersecting lives of monks, students, lay brothers and African American neighbors on Skidaway Island. Unlike a purely historical treatment, this book amplifies the documentary evidence with archaeological findings, including glass from arched church windows, writing slate and slate pencil fragments, a kerosene lamp and harmonica fragments. The narrative balances the chronological story of the Skidaway Island mission with the larger history of African American education in Savannah and Chatham County from 1865 to the mission's closure circa 1900. Ultimately, the analysis shows how the roots of our educational system resulted in inequities today, particularly because racism is a prominent thread that connects past and present problems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.