Gullah Celebration, Hilton Head Island, SC

Official Poster: Feeding the Chickens by Alan Fireall Although its origins are rooted in slave history of the South, the Gullah Celebration in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina has become a tribute to West African language, crafts, culture and art. Described as “One of the cultural wonders of the world you must see,” by USA [...]

26th Annual Gullah Festival | Beaufort, SC

Beaufort’s Gullah Festival showcases the African history and heritage of South Carolina’s Low Country Gullah culture, a blend of West African, European and Native American cultures, which became a way of life for West African slaves living on the Sea Islands off the coast of the South Carolina mainland. The annul event attracts talent from [...]

The Gullah/Geechee, Beaufort, SC

The Gullah/Geechee are African Americans who lived in the Low Country region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. Known for preserving more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other African American community in the U.S,  they are  the descendants of the slaves who worked [...]