The Unique Cultural Experience You Can Only Enjoy Right Here In South Carolina
AnneMarie
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In 2006, the United States Congress designated a 12,000-square-mile area as the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor stretching from the Wilmington, North Carolina area south along the coast through all of South Carolina and Georgia and finally ending with the Jacksonville, Florida area. Within the South Carolina portion of the corridor lie 17 places that are historically and culturally significant to the Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved and bought to the lower Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia to work on the coastal rice, Sea Island cotton, and indigo plantations.
This corridor is one of the best places to learn about this culture and its noteworthy contributions to America in its earliest years. But don’t stop with the corridor, as there are other incredible opportunities for the same type of experience outside of that list of 17 places, such as Daufuskie Island, where you can take a Gullah tour in South Carolina with a sixth-generation Gullah native!
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You’ll learn so much about Gullah culture and tradition from this woman who has dedicated herself to chronicling and sharing Gullah recipes, dialects, and folklore. Her life and work have been showcased in publications such as National Geographic, Southern Living, Bon Appetit, Garden & Gun, and The South Magazine, among others.
Stay overnight in the Crabby Cabin on Daufuskie Island for more time to explore!
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