The Surprising History of Rice in the US and the Gullah People Who Made it Possible

May 23, 2019

The gift of rice to South Carolina was pivotal in several different ways. Slavery brought African people to Hilton Head who were from several West African countries. Their descendants were known as Gullah. The Gullah brought a variety of skills with them; they were skilled at farming a variety of crops, especially rice.

Rice Production and the Gullah Cuisine

May 23, 2019

By Luana M. Graves Sellars Harvest Time By Sonja Griffin Evans The Carolina’s and Georgia’s

HILTON HEAD ISLAND | The Heart of the Gullah Geechee Corridor

May 23, 2019

Other than documenting the culture, the Corridor’s mission is to be a resource for all of the corridor’s community development organizations and their leaders in an effort to provide information and support to issues that have been prevalent within the Gullah communities, such as the erosion of the land to development and developers.

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