Böcker av Charles Joyner

A new edition of the classic study of slave life in the American South

Celebrates and preserves the venerable Gullah culture of the sea islands of the South Carolina and Georgia coast. Entering into communities long isolated from the world by a blazing sun and salt marshes, Patricia Jones-Jackson describes folkways and beliefs that have endured for more than two hundred years.

By examining the mutual influence of history and folk culture, this book reveals the essence of southern culture in the complex and dynamic interactions of descendants of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans. It covers a broad spectrum of southern folk groups, folklore expressions, and major themes of southern history.