Books by Jerrilyn McGregory

Ranging over parts of three states, Wiregrass Country extends from north of Savannah, sweeps across rolling meadows into the southwest Georgia coastal plain, fans over into the southeastern corner of Alabama, and dips into the northwestern panhandle of Florida. This book is the first comprehensive study of the folklife of this unique region.

Explores sacred music and spiritual activism in a little-known region of the South, the Wiregrass Country of Georgia, Alabama, and North Florida. Jerrilyn McGregory examines African American sacred music outside of Sunday church-related activities, showing that singing conventions and anniversary programmes fortify spiritual as well as social needs.