Written by
Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
Subject of
Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
Corbette, Sarah, American
Wiley, Ethel Mae, American, born 1941
Wiley, Franklin D., American, born 1940
First Union African Baptist Church, founded 1879
Mount Carmel Baptist Church No. 2
Date
2001
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W (physical, folded): 6 × 6 1/8 in. (15.2 × 15.5 cm)
H x W (physical, unfolded): 6 × 23 7/8 in. (15.2 × 60.7 cm)
File size: 1.76 GB
Description
A digitized booklet by LaVerne Wells-Bowie about African influences evident in the architecture and landscape of Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The booklet contains color photographs and illustrations of landscapes, building exteriors, and people throughout. The cover features an illustrated landscape of Daufuskie Island featuring a church, houses and other buildings set amidst palm trees and grasses along a shoreline. Above the illustration is the text [Bin-yuh / Been Here / Come-yuh / New Come]. Below the illustration is printed [LAVERNE WELLS-BOWIE]. The booklet features individuals and institutions in the Daufuskie Island community including Lily Simmons, Sarah Corbette, Ethel Mae and Franklin Wiley, First Union African Baptist Church, and Mount Carmel Baptist Church. There are 22 numbered pages, 32 black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs.
Place depicted
Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Cultural Place
West Africa, Africa
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
books
digital media - born analog
Topic
African diaspora
American South
Architecture
Baptist
Black geographies
Communities
Domestic life
Housing
Language
Nature
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
Object number
2019.102.2
Restrictions & Rights
© 2001 LaVerne Wells-Bowie
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508c8a01a-6411-413e-a651-4add39c0f9cf

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