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The Gullah culture has a complex history and language with direct links to West Africa that survived slavery and continues to thrive on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia.

In the past, people have described the Gullah culture as quaint and the language as unintelligible. A closer look reveals a complex history and language with direct links to West Africa that survived slavery and thrived on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia. The Gullah experience has many variables that make it unique to each family and community. 

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Mark Wilbert - Emergency Management | Sea Change Sonja Evans

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Sonja Evans
Sonja Evans is an artist in Hilton Head, SC. This is her full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change. The video includes responses to the following questions: How well do you think the...
Savannah Main Panel, Part 5 5

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Savannah Main Panel, Part 5
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Dr. J. Herman Blake, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, discusses the often misunderstood and misinterpreted Gullah Geechee community. Blake...
Helen Satterley Audio Transcript | Digital Traditions

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Helen Satterley Audio Transcript | Digital Traditions
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Audio transcript for Helen Satterley Resident of McClellanville, SC (Charleston County). She grew up learning to speak Gullah and tells jokes and stories in the Gullah language. Her house was damaged...
Anita Singleton-Prather | Digital Traditions

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Anita Singleton-Prather | Digital Traditions
Anita Singleton-Prather is an entrepreneur, Gullah scholar, entertainer, and master storyteller. She brings Gullah culture to countless people through “ Aunt Pearlie Sue,” a character inspired by her...
Gullah Glossary | GullahNet

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Gullah Glossary | GullahNet
benne wafer (ben.ne wa.fer) n. - a cookie made with sesame seeds and eaten for good luck; introduced by slaves from West Africa. / cast (cast) v. - to throw or fling. chaff (chaff) n. - lightweight...
This is Brookgreen Gardens, Part 6 6

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This is Brookgreen Gardens, Part 6
Episode 6
Brookgreen Gardens offers several interpretative or education programs. Horry Georgetown Technical College uses the grounds and greenhouses for horticultural classes. The sculptures provide art...
Penn Center: A Legacy: Social Injustice | Carolina Stories 2

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Penn Center: A Legacy: Social Injustice | Carolina Stories
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Penn School closed its doors in the late 1940s and redirected its efforts to address social injustice. 1964 was the height of the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. and his group were...
Penn Center: A Legacy: Heritage Days | Carolina Stories 3

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Penn Center: A Legacy: Heritage Days | Carolina Stories
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Another way that Penn helps to remember the culture is through the Heritage Days Celebration. The event was rekindled in 1981 but has its roots in the old harvest day celebration. Heritage Days are...
The Strawberry Schoolhouse at Hobcaw | Between the Waters Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters

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Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters
Culinary adaptations transformed traditional African dishes into a unique, new creolized cuisine, influenced by European and Native American traditions, and characteristic of Gullah culture. Foodways...
Gullah Gourmet

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Gullah Gourmet

When enslaved Africans came to the coast of South Carolina they brought many foods with them that have become traditional Southern favorites. They include peanuts, sweet potatoes, okra, black-eyed...

Gullah Storybook

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Gullah Storybook

The goal for this project is to create an electronic storybook to teach younger students about Gullah. The storybook should be a multi-sensory, interactive experience for young readers so that they...

Gullah on Boone Hall Plantation | Connections

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Gullah on Boone Hall Plantation | Connections
Sharon Murray talks about her role in teaching the Gullah culture and language at the Boone Hall Plantation. She also shares the history of the Gullah.
Making Fishnets | Gullah Net Making Baskets | Gullah Net

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Making Baskets | Gullah Net
The Gullah tradition of creating coiled grass baskets is a craft that has been handed down from generation to generation. Instead of weaving the baskets, a needle made from a spoon handle, bone or...
Making Fishnets | Gullah Net Songs | Gullah Net

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Songs | Gullah Net
Music is another important part of life on the Sea Islands. Most of the Gullah music is found in religious practices. Although spirituals had a Christian message, they were heartfelt expressions of...