Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special

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, South Carolina, among others, don't want the Gullah culture to be lost and forgotten They have researched this subject, written books, made recordings, and have given Gullah based performances around the state and nation.

Today's program is based on some of their performances including, "Oh Death," "Martha Jenkins Tells An Eerie Tale," "Great Day," and "This May Be the Last Time."

Standards

• 4.1.CX Contextualize the experience of Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans in South Carolina.
• 8.1.CO Compare the three British North American colonial regions economically, politically, socially, and in regard to labor development.
• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the three British colonial regions developed in terms of their culture, economies, geography, and labor. The indicator was also developed to encourage inquiry into the unique story of the development of South Carolina.
• 8.1.CE Analyze the factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system and the subsequent impacts on different populations within the colony.
• This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the geographic and human factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s distinct social and economic system as influenced by British Barbados.

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