{"product_id":"promiseland-a-century-of-life-in-a-negro-community-paperback","title":"Promiseland: A Century of Life in a Negro Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Rauh Bethel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA portrait of a dynamic African American community in the rural South\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePromiseland\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the intergenerational story of fifty African American families living in the rural community of Promised Land, South Carolina. From the newly emancipated slaves who established the settlement in 1870 to the third- and fourth-generation descendants who remain a part of the community, Elizabeth Rauh Bethel describes the personal strength, cooperative spirit, family integrity, and gender equality that have united residents in the face of unyielding racial abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisabeth Rauh Bethel\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology at Lander College in Greenwood, South Carolina. She holds degrees from William Woods University, Oklahoma City University, and the University of Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.03 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800761925920,"sku":"9781570032295","price":37.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8ffcaecbae071945aa1538a9ae257893.webp?v=1780837692","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/promiseland-a-century-of-life-in-a-negro-community-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}