S5 Episode 3: Exploring America – The Gullah Geechee Corridor – Bound by the Cloak
The Gullah Geechee Corridor spans multiple states throughout the southeastern U.S. and is comprised of a deep and rich history, culture, language and lifestyle. The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of enslaved Africans who worked on rice, indigo and cotton plantations throughout the south. Being enslaved on plantations on remote coastal islands allowed for them to develop and retain a strong, deep culture that is evident in their music, food, language, artwork and more.
Luana Graves Sellars is the founder of the Lowcountry Gullah Foundation. She is an activist and preservationist, an award winning podcast host, a documentarian, a writer and more. Lowcountry Gullah raises money for Gullah heirs property and works to preserve and ptotect the Gullah culture.
Show Notes:
Articles:
Preserving St. Helena: Upholding zoning laws, cultural boundaries to protect the Gullah Geechee
Sapelo Island residents fight to keep Georgia’s last Gullah Geechee community
Videos:
The Story of Lowcountry Gullah
Seeking | The Gullah Religious Tradition
Harriet Tubman: From the Railroad to A Spy
Bound by the Cloak 