“The worst problem no one has ever heard of" : heirs' property and its cultural significance to Gullah-Geechee residents of the South Carolina Lowcountry

This report explores the gradual disappearance of Gullah-Geechee culture in the South Carolina Lowcountry through the loss of their communally held land, known as heirs’ property. The history of African American land ownership in the South will be uncovered in order to provide a context for the curr...

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Main Author: Butkus, Audrey Anne
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6086