A history of the rich culture of the Gullah people-a story of
upheaval, endurance, and survival in the Lowcountry of the American
South.Gullah Culture in America chronicles the history and culture
of the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the Lowcountry
region of the American South. This book, written for the general
public, chronicles the arrival of enslaved West Africans to the sea
islands of South Carolina and Georgia; the melding of their African
cultures, which created distinct creole language, cuisine,
traditions, and arts; and the establishment of the Penn School,
dedicated to education and support of the Gullah freedmen following
the Civil War. Original author Wilbur Cross, writing in 2008,
describes the ongoing Gullah story: the preservation of the culture
sheltered in a rural setting, the continued influence of the Penn
School (now called the Penn Center) in preserving and documenting
the Gullah Geechee cultures. Today, more than 300,000 Gullah people
live in the remote areas of the sea islands of St. Helena, Edisto,
Coosay, Ossabaw, Sapelo, Daufuskie, and Cumberland, their way of
life endangered by overdevelopment in an increasingly popular
tourist destination. For the second edition of this popular book,
Eric Crawford, Gullah Geechee scholar, has updated the text with
new information and a fresh perspective on the Gullah Geechee
culture.
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