Description
A portrait of a dynamic African American community in the rural South
Promiseland chronicles the intergenerational story of fifty African American families living in the rural community of Promised Land, South Carolina. From the newly emancipated slaves who established the settlement in 1870 to the third- and fourth-generation descendants who remain a part of the community, Elizabeth Rauh Bethel describes the personal strength, cooperative spirit, family integrity, and gender equality that have united residents in the face of unyielding racial abuse.
Author: Elizabeth Rauh Bethel
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 10/31/1997
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.03h x 5.98w x 1.05d
ISBN13: 9781570032295
ISBN10: 1570032297
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
About the Author
Elisabeth Rauh Bethel is a professor of sociology at Lander College in Greenwood, South Carolina. She holds degrees from William Woods University, Oklahoma City University, and the University of Oklahoma.