Video
Grades
- 4
Ron Daise of Gullah Gullah Island talks about the difference between Gullah and Geechee. He also shares how he grew up as a "Sea Islander."
Cultural Contributions
Learn about the culture contributions of Native Americans, African Americans and other groups throughout the United States history.
Cultural Contributions | Topics
Collapse
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
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.
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
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...
Audio
Grades
- 3
- 4
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...
Document
Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Gullah traditions are the customs, beliefs and ways of life that have been passed down among Sea Island families. Making sweetgrass baskets, quilting, and knitting fishing nets are a few of the crafts...
Photo
Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Gullah communities are located where enslaved Africans once lived and worked on Sea Island plantations that were owned by American colonists. Native Americans were also part of these communities. The...
Document
Grades
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
From West Africa During the late 1600s, English settlers in the new colonies needed more workers to farm thousands of acres of land on Sea Island plantations. Although some of the workers were Native...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort, South Carolina, share Negro Spirituals during their Gullah-based performance. This was excerpted from the full show, Gullah Culture.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
With bridges from the islands to the mainland, the advent of radio and television, and the simple passage of time, this unique culture and language has been eroding. Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
This is an excerpt from the full episode, Gullah Culture. Ron Daise shares the story, "Bring My Clock Back."