We seek to preserve Gullah Geechee history & culture by educating the public about how we shaped America. #BLM 🌾
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5 Dec 2023
We may no longer grow rice for the world in South Carolina, but the fields an infrastructure built by the ancestors of the Gullah Geechee changed the southeast coast of the United States—these are the remnants of the former rice plantations from above. amherst.edu/news/magazine/is…
ALT Remnants of the rice field around the city of Georgetown, SC.
ALT Remnants of the rice field around the city of Georgetown, SC.
ALT Remnants of the rice field around the city of Georgetown, SC.
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Jun 7
Join the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor in downtown Georgetown, South Carolina, for the 2026 Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor South Carolina Summit a two-day gathering celebrating culture, community and preservation! Register: gullahgeecheecorridor.org/ev…
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*Optional (Not Included in Price): Sandy Island Tours – Thursday, June 25 – More Information to Come
Registration Cost $50 per person
Day 1: Gullah Table Experience
Day 2: Voices of Preservation: Culture, Land & Legacy
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Enjoy a full day of engaging workshops, panels, & discussions. *Boxed Lunch Provided
- North Coast Cultural Preservation Panel
- Dr. Jessica Barry – Language Preservation Presentation
- Heirs’ Property Conservation Panel
- Keynote Speaker: Ron Daise
- Fifteen Twenty Six Project
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I haven’t promoted the Etsy shop in a while—your site for mini blue bottle trees, Gullah Geechee inspired jewelry, Afropunk necklaces and bracelets, blue bottle ornaments, hag protector, & more! Buying from our shop supports museum artisans! gullahshop.etsy.com
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ALT Blue bottle tree earrings
ALT Batik bone and recycled glass bracelet
ALT Krobo recycled glass and Chevron beads bracelet
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May 30
Join us for the Lincolnville Hometown Festival today, 5/30, from 1-6 pm for music, food, vendors, and joy! One of the oldest African-American towns in South Carolina, Lincolnville was founded in 1867 by a group of free and formerly enslaved Gullah Geechees and Blacks!
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We’ll have books for children and adults on Gullah Geechee history and culture, jewelry, mini blue bottle trees and more!
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May 25
The original name for Memorial Day was Decoration Day, and it was started by formerly enslaved and free Gullah Geechee people in Charleston, SC, some of whom fought in the 1st and 2nd South Carolina Colored Regiments and other U.S. Colored Troops.
ALT Civil War veteran and child
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May 25
Thank you to the historians, researchers, writers, and journalists whose work is compiled in this thread. The sources are below.
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May 21
Enslaved and free Black men formed the backbone of the American colonies' maritime industries. This work offered enslaved men unique autonomy and provided free Black men with pathways to financial independence, political agency, and community leadership. #SC250 #America250
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Thank you to the historians, researchers, and writers whose work is compiled in this thread.
Sources:
“Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail” by W. Jeffrey Bolster
hup.harvard.edu/books/978067…
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“The South Carolina Negro in the American Revolution, 1775-1783” by M. Foster Farley
jstor.org/stable/27567488
NOAA: Industry’s Place in U.S. History: The Maritime Legacy of African-American and Indigenous Peoples
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/exped…
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