Reminiscences of Sea Island Heritage: Legacy of Freedmen on St. Helena Island

xvi, 103 pp. "Before Ron Daise began celebrating the ancient culture of the African-American family in *Gullah, Gullah Island he documented the customs and lifestyles of a proud group of Sea Island blacks in this, his first book. Beginning with the first freedmen and their descendents, he reveals a colorful and provocative story, told in words of island natives and illustrated with photographs taken around the turn of the century." "St. Helena Island, South Carolina, remains a largely unsung chapter of Americana, although it is rich with Black Heritage."