How an Entire Culture Stayed Hidden #gullah #heritage #discovery

Lost People of the Sea Islands – The Gullah Genetic Mystery

DNA Reveals The Gullah Geechee People Were Never Who We Thought — It Changes Black History Forever

The history of the Gullah people begins on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, where much of their ancestry can be traced back to the “Rice Coast,” a collection of countries along the western coast of Africa whose people had extensive knowledge of rice farming, a new and lucrative market in South Carolina at the time. Over time, due to the isolation of the islands, the people and cultures of Sierra Leone, Angola, Liberia, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast, among others, melded into one distinct communit

Gullah Geechee singers in South Carolina preserve ancestor’s sacred songs

Gullah: a living language from the U.S. South

What Is The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor? - The Civil War Nerds

Gullah Geechee Corridor Jacksonville, FL. #history #historybeforeus #gullahgeechee #culture