24th Annual Gullah Festival | Beaufort, SC
The 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 [...]
Atlantic Beach Memorial Day Bike Fest | Myrtle Beach, SC
May 22, 2009 by lindsey
Filed under Festivals, Myrtle Beach
Encompasses the areas from Atlantic Beach to Myrtle Beach, Atlantic Beach Memorial Day Bikefest, more popularly known as “Black Bike Week,” is not only the largest black bike festival in the world but its also the largest black beach week event period. During the last week in May, tens of thousands of motorcycle and sport [...]
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 [...]
