The Gullah People and Their African Heritage by Pollitzer, William S.
The Gullah People and Their African Heritage by Pollitzer, William S.

The Gullah People and Their African Heritage

The Gullah people are one of our most distinctive cultural groups. Isolated off the South Carolina-Georgia coast...
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Author: William S. Pollitzer
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The Gullah People and Their African Heritage by Pollitzer, William S.

The Gullah People and Their African Heritage

$111.95
The Gullah People and Their African Heritage by Pollitzer, William S.

The Gullah People and Their African Heritage

$111.95
Author: William S. Pollitzer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The Gullah people are one of our most distinctive cultural groups. Isolated off the South Carolina-Georgia coast for nearly three centuries, the native black population of the Sea Islands has developed a vibrant way of life that remains, in many ways, as African as it is American. This landmark volume tells a multifaceted story of this venerable society, emphasizing its roots in Africa, its unique imprint on America, and current threats to its survival.

With a keen sense of the limits to establishing origins and tracing adaptations, William S. Pollitzer discusses such aspects of Gullah history and culture as language, religion, family and social relationships, music, folklore, trades and skills, and arts and crafts. Readers will learn of the indigo- and rice-growing skills that slaves taught to their masters, the echoes of an African past that are woven into baskets and stitched into quilts, the forms and phrasings that identify Gullah speech, and much more. Pollitzer also presents a wealth of data on blood composition, bone structure, disease, and other biological factors. This research not only underscores ongoing health challenges to the Gullah people but also helps to highlight their complex ties to various African peoples.

Drawing on fields from archaeology and anthropology to linguistics and medicine, "The Gullah People and Their African Heritage" celebrates a remarkable people and calls on us to help protect their irreplaceable culture.



Author: William S. Pollitzer
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.17w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9780820327839

About the Author
WILLIAM S. POLLITZER was a professor emeritus of anatomy and anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. A past president of both the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Human Biology Council, Pollitzer published almost one hundred articles, most of them dealing with Indian, African American, or triracial populations and their history and admixture.
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