Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For generations, Gullah families on Hilton Head Island have preserved their language, traditions and deep connection to the land.

If you make your way to Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens in Mount Pleasant, you can find a unique presentation titled “Exploring the Gullah Culture.” In it, the Gullah Geechee people demonstrate the ...

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, lifting her voice in a song passed down from her enslaved ancestors who were forced to ...

The show highlights Gullah contributions during the American Revolution, including rice farming and indigo dying. Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, ...

Few undeveloped spots remain on the coast. However, one area still has untapped potential for large-scale waterfront ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission hosted its second annual Gullah Convening dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and investing in the living culture ...

Cultural preservationist Victoria Smalls lectured about the rich cultural tapestry of the Gullah Geechee people, and the unique heritage, customs and language they’ve passed down through generations, ...

From left, drummers Darrell Davis, Joshua Miller and Darowe McMillon perform during the 29th Annual Gullah Festival on Saturday at Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The three-day festival ...

On the 20th anniversary year of the federal law that created the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, the commission which manages it has chosen a new leader. Brockington The corridor’s ...

AWENDAW — A family known for a celebrated Mount Pleasant restaurant that closed in 2014 is behind a new farmers market selling seasonings, prepared foods and produce. De Gullah Farmers Market, which ...

If a slave died while cutting rice stalks in the wet paddy fields on Sapelo Island, Georgia, those laboring with him were not permitted to attend to the body. The buzzards arrived first. But at night, ...