Gullah Geechee Corridor
April 25, 2022
Led by Congressman Jim Clyburn, an act of Congress on October 12, 2006 (Public Law 109-338) gave the Corridor federal recognition. Authorized as part of the National Heritage Areas Act
Hilton Head Island’s Historic Gullah Neighborhoods
April 18, 2022
Hilton Head consists of only a few historic neighborhoods that represent the Gullah families that called them home for seven or more generations. Even though the majority of the communities are sprinkled around the northern tip of the island, culturally, boundaries didn’t exist when it came to the overall sense of community that was typical for the Gullah
The Lowcountry Gullah Podcast
April 8, 2022
Join Lowcountry Gullah every week to get a deeper dive into topics and information on culture, history and tradition.
Hosted weekly by Luana M. Graves Sellars, you’ll also get a chance to hear from guests from a variety of backgrounds who are knowledgeable keepers of the culture.
Finding Georgetown
March 10, 2022
Georgetown County is full of an incredibly rich Gullah Geechee history and cultural attractions that I was very excited about exploring to fill in the gaps to my story.
Hilton Head First Families | The Browns
February 11, 2022
The Brown family is unique, genealogically speaking, because their family tree has been traced back to 1825, before emancipation. Documenting this kind of information about a black family is truly rare. The Browns’ story reveals a rich history, and includes information and details that paint a clear and beautiful picture of this vibrant family for future generations to treasure.
Lowcountry Gullah Stories Of…..
January 19, 2022
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Changing Perspectives | Written In Stone – Part One
January 10, 2022
This trip, however, unexpectedly and drastically has changed my perspective completely. So, imagine my mind blowing moment that I discovered that one of the most treasured aspects of the cities that I have enjoyed all of my life, had been quietly telling me the story behind its every foundations; of its development; its origins in being a water front port, and in the case of Savannah and Charleston, its clearly defined roll in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.
Changing Perspectives | Markings Left Behind – Part 2
January 10, 2022
Remnants of captivity aren’t hard to find. One thing that the Atlantic Slave Trade demonstrated was that it was founded on economics and strategic captures. The enslaved were targeted and captured because they were highly skilled. Whether they were Mende rice farmers for the Lowcountry along the sea islands, who could engineer the intricate trunks that diked the waters or Ashanti builders for Savannah that knew construction, iron work or brick making, reminders of their incredible talents are not hard to find.
Changing Perspectives | Following in the Footsteps of My Ancestors – Part 3
January 10, 2022
Yes, my perspectives on a lot of things have changed. How I see the world and my experiences within it are forever going to be different. As they should be. To see and understand what people have gone through, over time, enslaved or otherwise is part of the human experience. No one should walk away unchanged.
Historic Georgetown County, SC
December 22, 2021
By Luana M. Graves Sellars Georgetown County, SC is has a large Gullah Geechee community. Home to over 150 plantations, Georgetown County is an area that most Black American Gullah’s