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African-American Life on a Southern Hunting Plantation, Georgia (Voices of America Series)

Name: African-American Life on a Southern Hunting Plantation, Georgia (Voices of America Series)
Author: Jack Hadley
ISBN: 9780738505558

by Jack Hadley, Titus Brown, James "Jack" Hadley

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Overview

By the early 1900s, virtually all of the rich plantation land in the Red Hills between Thomasville, Georgia, and Tallahassee, Florida, had been converted to quail-hunting land for the pleasure of Northern owners and their guests. To operate these large specialized plantations, a skilled management and talented and industrious work force was needed. Within these pages are the stories of fifteen African Americans who were closely involved in plantation life in the first half of the century. Explored are the unique relationships between the plantation owners and their employees, and between families black and white. Vintage images depict the various tasks performed by the African Americans on the plantation, as well as the recreational activities they enjoyed. Told in the voices of those who lived and worked on the plantations, this unique collection of oral histories will serve as a valuable educational tool for generations to come.

Synopsis

This oral history examines a unique community of African Americans in the post-slavery, pre-Civil War South. Nearly forty individuals who worked on the hunting plantations in and around Thomasville, Georgia were interviewed about the life of an African-American plantation worker in the early 20th century; their stories and the historic photographs that accompany them will take readers on a fascinating journey to a place and time far removed from modern life in America.

About the Author, Jack Hadley

Titus Brown, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of African-American history at Florida A&M University. A member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, he is also a past National Endowment for the Humanities fellow. Co-author and interviewer James "Jack" Hadley is a native of Thomasville, Georgia, and has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the United States Air Force and the United States Postal Service. He has retired as Chief Master Sergeant, USAF, and was honored as the 1995 Thomas County/Thomasville Man of the Year. He currently serves as the president of Jack Hadley Black History Memorabilia, Inc.