Posts Tagged ‘Gullah Geechee’
A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people
Director Andrew Maguire and executive-producer by Lola Campbell will showcase their documentary at multiple festivals this year.
Read More30th Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration
In February 2026, the Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration marks its 30th anniversary with a month-long series of events honoring the history, artistry, and living traditions of Gullah Geechee culture.
Read MoreTax targeting Gullah-Geechee landowners on Sapelo Island could force land loss
A revised tax plan reflects new developlments and not the goals to keep the Gullah community in their homes, according to opponents.
Read MoreFor a Distinctive Black Culture, a Rerouted Parade Feels Like Erasure
Gullah Geechee residents see how changing the parade route is just one more example of the racial tensions they experience in the town.
Read MoreGeorgia’s highest court sides with slave descendants fighting to protect threatened island community
The Georgia Supreme Court delivered a win for the Gullah Geechee on Sapelo Island, who were fighting a proposed change that might drive them from their homes.
Read More‘I didn’t realize the role rice played’: the ingenious crop cultivation of the Gullah Geechee people
Researchers in North Carolina used shallow sonar to scan canals for artefacts left by the Gullah Geechee people who lived in the area.
Read MoreBucksport native hopes to create comic book to celebrate Gullah Geechee culture
One South Carolina man wants has taken to Kickstarter for helping creating a new comic series that highlights the Gullah Geechee culture.
Read MoreSlave descendants on Georgia island fighting to keep protections that helped them keep their land
Residents of one Georgia community opposed changes in housing zoning laws that would push them from the lands of their ancestors.
Read MoreGullah Celebration
We invite you to celebrate Gullah where your soul will be transformed by the spirit of the Gullah Culture.
Read MoreHow one young history buff is preserving the Gullah Geechee community on TikTok
Determined not to let Gulla Geechee culture die, Akua Page talks about this unique Black American community to an international audience on TikTok.
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