Citation Information
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Title
Gullah
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Author
M. Alpha Bah
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Keywords
unique group of African Americans descended from enslaved Africans who settled in the Sea Islands and lowcountry of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina, brought to the area to cultivate rice, Sullivan’s Island, unique cultural attributes that still connect them to their ancestral homeland, folk art of sewing coiled grass into baskets and fans, generally Christians, existence are under threat from modern developers
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/gullah/view/external-links
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Access Date
April 19, 2024
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Original Published Date
May 17, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 5, 2022
