Sumpter, Althea
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Encyclopedia article about Geechee and Gullah culture in Georgia. The Gullah and Geechee culture on the Sea Islands of Georgia has retained ethnic traditions from West Africa since the mid-1700s. Although the islands along the southeastern U.S. coast harbor the same collective of West Africans, the name Gullah has come to be the accepted name of the islanders in South Carolina, while Geechee refers to the islanders of Georgia. Modern-day researchers designate the region stretching from Sandy Island, South Carolina, to Amelia Island, Florida, as the Gullah Coast--the locale of the culture that built some of the richest plantations in the South.
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- African American Folk Artists
- African Americans
- Folk Art
- Folk Artists
- Georgia
- Gullahs
- Sea Islands Creole Dialect
- Slaver
- Slaves
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