A local historian explores how Florida's history of resistance shaped the long fight for Black freedom celebrated on ...

You don’t have to go to Charleston or Savannah to see the rich cultural history of the Gullah Geechee community. It’s all around Horry and Georgetown counties, although some of it may be hidden, said ...

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.

Gullah Traveling Theatre Inc. is a nonprofit organization that celebrates Gullah culture through education and the arts. The ...

The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were chained, enslaved and forced to cultivate the lands of the lower Atlantic states including North Carolina, South ...

When freedom came to enslaved Africans who toiled on rice plantations in lower Berkeley County, South Carolina, many remained to farm the land and raise their families in settlements near the ...

“If you are coming to the Gullah Geechee Festival, you are coming to, I feel, the essence of the Lowcountry itself,” said Chase Polk, a festival attendee.

Before being celebrated in top culinary magazines or lauded in James Beard Award-winning restaurants, Lowcountry cooking was the defining cuisine of the coastal South. The city of Charleston, S.C., in ...

There are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in the Charleston area this year, whether it be at an art exhibition or a ...

Discover Gullah Grub on St. Helena Island, where legendary gumbo, fresh seafood, and generations of Gullah Geechee traditions ...

The art of making sweetgrass baskets is not seen as much in Horry County, but many culture traditions of the Gullah Geechee community are still prevalent. Jason Lee jlee@thesunnews.com You don’t have ...