- Gullah - Wikipedia
Gullah is a term that was originally used to designate the creole dialect of English spoken by Gullah and Geechee people Over time, its speakers have used this term to formally refer to their creole language and distinctive ethnic identity as a people
- Gullah | Culture, Language, Food | Britannica
The Gullah language, sometimes called Geechee or Sea Island Creole, is an English-based vernacular that is still spoken today It is thought to have emerged from the mixing of the Krio language of Sierra Leone and other West African languages with colonial English
- What Is Gullah Geechee Culture? A Journey Through History and Heritage
Gullah generally describes African American communities in the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia Geechee is more commonly used in coastal Georgia and northern Florida, but the terms are often used interchangeably
- The Unique Gullah Geechee History of South Carolina
Populating the southeastern coastline from Jacksonville, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida, the Gullah Geechee are the descendants of enslaved West and Central Africans whose retention of
- Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor - U. S. National Park Service
The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved and bought to the lower Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia to work on the coastal rice, Sea Island cotton and indigo plantations
- Gullah Geechee History and Culture - Library of Congress
The Gullah Geechee people of today are descendants of enslaved Africans from several tribal groups of west and central Africa forced to work on the plantations of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
- History - GULLAH PEOPLE
They became known as Gullah, perhaps from the word Angola or the Gola people of West Africa The Gullah Geechee story represents a crucial component of local, regional, and national history
- Gullah Geechee Culture : History, Peoples, and Traditions
Found along the coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida, especially around Hilton Head Island, this culture was built by the descendants of enslaved Africans who preserved their African roots through language, food, crafts, music, and faith
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