1
: a member of a group of Black people inhabiting the sea islands and coastal districts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida
2
: an English-based creole spoken by the Gullahs that is marked by vocabulary and grammatical elements from various African languages
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The Cosmopolitan Culture of the Gullah/Geechees Emphasizing the isolation enforced by Lowcountry geography erases the agency of Gullah/Geechee communities in the preservation of African culture.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Fields-Black, for her part, grew up visiting relatives around the Lowcountry, touring the region with her Gullah Geechee-speaking grandparents.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Be sure to dedicate at least four consecutive hours to fully explore the museum’s 38,000 square feet, which digs deep to cover important parts of history that most American history museums neglect, from Gullah Geechee culture and the Reconstruction era to the Great Migration and so much more.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 19 June 2024
Their descendants became known as the Gullah Geechee.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
View Recipe Benne Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies Benne seeds are an heirloom variety of sesame and are core to South Carolina’s Gullah Geechee cuisine.
—Omar Tate, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2024
For the Gullah Geechee people, the color blue—haint blue, specifically—is also meant to keep evil spirits away.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
Taking a tour of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, the cultural epicenter of Gullah communities is a good place to start for those who need a primer on the island's cultural and religious history.
—Kiratiana Freelon, Parents, 21 May 2024
Visit the Edisto Island Museum to learn about the history and culture of the island's Gullah Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans who remained on the southeastern coast of the United States.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Fields-Black, for her part, grew up visiting relatives around the Lowcountry, touring the region with her Gullah Geechee-speaking grandparents.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Be sure to dedicate at least four consecutive hours to fully explore the museum’s 38,000 square feet, which digs deep to cover important parts of history that most American history museums neglect, from Gullah Geechee culture and the Reconstruction era to the Great Migration and so much more.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 19 June 2024
Their descendants became known as the Gullah Geechee.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
View Recipe Benne Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies Benne seeds are an heirloom variety of sesame and are core to South Carolina’s Gullah Geechee cuisine.
—Omar Tate, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2024
For the Gullah Geechee people, the color blue—haint blue, specifically—is also meant to keep evil spirits away.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
Taking a tour of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, the cultural epicenter of Gullah communities is a good place to start for those who need a primer on the island's cultural and religious history.
—Kiratiana Freelon, Parents, 21 May 2024
Visit the Edisto Island Museum to learn about the history and culture of the island's Gullah Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans who remained on the southeastern coast of the United States.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Gullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gullah. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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