Hilton Head Island | Before the Bridge | Medicine
October 18, 2019
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Similar to a lot of elements in their lives, the
Gullah History
Hilton Head Island | Before The Bridge | Gullah Lifestyle
October 18, 2019
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Culture can mean many things. Sometimes it can mean the
M.A.G.I.C. Comes To Mitchelville
August 21, 2019
“M.A.G.I.C. is an opportunity to use the importance of Mitchelville with willpower and imagination to show how the story is important,” says Ahmad Ward, the Executive Director of the Mitchelville Preservation Project. “We are using this to model their behaviors just like their ancestors. Through the program, they learn to appreciate the significance of Mitchelville as they foster leadership skills, as well as a better connection to the place that they live and understand the value of where they live.”
BURKES BEACH – The Family Behind the Name
August 12, 2019
Most of the streets, particularly on the north end of the island, trace back to its Gullah namesake; whether an individual or a family. That’s especially true, as you drive mid-island, as each beach not only has a history, but a Gullah family with several generations behind its name. Hilton Head’s Burke’s Beach is no different.
Pinpoint Heritage Museum
August 2, 2019
The Pin Point Museum is the site of an old Oyster Processing Plant and Factory. Home of one of the last Gullah communities in Georgia, Pin Point demonstrates how, through a step back in time Gullah families lived and sustained their culture.
Historic Savannah, Georgia
August 2, 2019
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Along Savannah’s River Street you’ll see areas that were specifically
PENN CENTER AND THE PORT ROYAL EXPERIMENT
August 1, 2019
On February 6, 1862, General Thomas Sherman initiated General Order No. 9, which outlined a plan for the abandoned plantations and opened the door for Northern societies to send volunteers and workers South to aid the freedmen. Once the Union Army occupied the island, the Port Royal Experiment began. This was a massive humanitarian effort to address the needs of the 10,000 newly freed men, women and children.
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
July 22, 2019
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Rich in Gullah history, Daufuskie Island is a short boat
MITCHELVILLE PRESERVATION PROJECT: Keeping History Alive, Moving it into the Future
June 24, 2019
Mitchelville is much more than an old plot of land. It’s the birthplace of blacks who became free from a life of bondage. A place where slaves were given a chance to self-govern and establish roots of their own in a land that they had adopted as their own, as well as maintain culture and traditions that continue today. The Mitchelville Preservation Project has been and continues to collect stories and artifacts that demonstrate the richness of the story of Mitchelville.
MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK | The Birthplace of Freedom
June 24, 2019
Mitchelville was the heart of The Port Royal Experiment, which was launched by the U.S. government and proved to a skeptical American public that African-Americans would fight for freedom and country, work for wages within a free-enterprise labor system, and live responsibly as independent citizens. Mitchelville was constructed, inhabited and governed exclusively by previously enslaved freedom-seekers. Activities in this settlement were reported nationwide, ultimately influencing national reconstruction policies.
