African Muslims in Antebellum America: A Sourcebook
Austin, Alan D. ed. New York, 1984. Includes two chapters on coastal Georgia's Moslem slaves.
Major Butler's Legacy: Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family
Bell, Malcolm, Jr. Athens, 1987. A splendid modern study of Pierce Butler and his descendants.
Step It Down.
Jones, Bessie and Bess Lomax Hawes. New York, 1972. Reprint. Athens, 1987. Memoirs of the great Coastal Georgia singer. An outstanding source for African-American culture on Georgia coast.
When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands
Jones-Jackson, Patricia. Foreword by Charles Joyner, Athens, 1987. A study of the Gullah language and folk culture on the Georgia and South Carolina Sea Islands.
Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation in 1838-1839
Kemble, Frances Anne. New York, 1863. Reprint, with introduction by John Anthony Scott. Athens, 1984. A fascinating portrait of life on a St. Simons plantation, by the English actress who married Pierce Butler.
On the Threshold of Freedom: Masters and Slaves in Civil War Georgia
Mohr, Clarence L. Athens, 1986. An award-winning modern study of late Georgia slavery.
Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands
Parrish, Lydia. New York, 1942. A pioneering volume of songs collected directly from former slaves.
Slavery and Rice Culture in Low Country Georgia
Smith, Julia Floyd. 1750-1860. Knoxville, 1985. An excellent modern institutional study.
