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The awakening, the Seawright-Ellison family saga, by Walter B. Curry, Jr, Vol. 1

eng

Includes bibliographical references

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no index present

non fiction

The awakening

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by Walter B. Curry, Jr

the Seawright-Ellison family saga

"The Awakening," is the first volume in a narrative history about the descendants of two families that share a common ancestor, Martha Kitchings Seawright Ellison. The book documents the family saga of Martha's family of sharecroppers in South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era and the circumstances that involved her marriages to Dave Seawright, Sr. and Joseph Ellison, Sr. The book documents the saga with contextualized resurrected stories of relatives that were forgotten and fragmented over the years. The book includes the famed stories of Floster L. Ellison, Jr., during the Civil Rights Movement, who became the co-founder of the Palmetto State Barbers Association and the first African American Barber Inspector In the State of South Carolina; and Tommy Ellison, whose experiences as a youth singing on the children choir, inspired him to pursue a legendary career in gospel music, affectionately known by many of his fans as "Mr. Superstar of Gospel"."--Amazon.com

Preface -- Through slavery in South Carolina, through Reconstruction Era and beyond: the story of Martha Kitchings Seawright Ellison -- Despite shortcomings. Defined by joviality and grittiness: The story of Robert Lee Seawright -- Defined by moral values and clever foresight of wisdom: The story of Wallace Seawright, Sr. -- Men of values: the stories of Roosevelt & Henry Edward Seawright -- Generational pillars of their community: The story of Floster "Tan" and Nora Miles Ellison, Sr. -- The legendary "Mr. Superstar of Gospel"--The story of Tommy Ellison -- A life defined by purposeful living and benevolent service: the story of Floster L. Ellison, Jr. -- Bibliography -- Appendix I. General picutres -- Appendix II. The family churches -- Appendix III. The Phillips family -- Appendix IV. Juneteenth & the Freedom Labor Contract -- Appendix V. The founding of Aiken County & the Hamburg Massacre -- Appendix VI. The founding of Salley, South Carolina -- Appendix VII. Ulysses Kitchings, Principal of Sardis School -- Appendix VIII. The era of the turpentine industry in Wagener-Perry-Salley communities in the late 1800s -- Appendix IX. The Corbett Family -- Appendix X. The Ward One community -- Appendix XI. Pacific Mills -- Appendix XII. The Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital -- Appendix XIII. The Harlem Renaissance & Hotel Theresa -- Appendix XIV. Schofield Normal and Industrial School -- Appendix XV. Floster L. Ellison, Jr. college graduation records & experience -- Appendix XVI. Floster L. Ellison, Jr. World War II Service -- Appendix XVII. The Palmetto State Barber Association -- Appendix XVIII. South Carolina State Board of Barber Examiners minutes -- Appendix XX. Palmetto State Hospital -- Appendix XIX. Crafts Farrow State Hospital -- Appendix XX. The Staley Brothers -- Appendix XXI. Tommy Ellison and the Five Singing Stars -- Appendix XXII. The brick masonry work of Roosevelt & Henry Seawright -- Appendix XXIII. Washington Street business district-Columbia's Black Wall Street -- Appendix XXIV. The Waverly community -- Appendix XXV. The Greenview community -- Appendix XXVI. The Graniteville Manufacturing Company -- Appendix XXVII. The Sawyerdale community -- About the author -- Acknowledgements

Narrative history