Gullah History

In the late seventeenth until the mid-eighteenth century, thousands of enslaved Africans survived the middle passage to reach south Atlantic shores. Mostly due to the relative isolation of the Sea Islands at this time, including Hilton Head Island and Daufuskie.  Over time, the enslaved Africans and their descendants developed a creole culture in which elements of African languages, cultures, and community life were preserved to a high degree. That creole culture is known as Gullah. 

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Find out how the Gullah Celebration continues the traditons of the ancestors.

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