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The Gullah (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ l ə /) are a subgroup of the African American ethnic group, who predominantly live in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida within the coastal plain and the Sea Islands.
The Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a federal National Heritage Area in the United States along its southeastern coast, stretching from North Carolina to Florida. The intent of the designation is to help preserve and interpret the traditional cultural practices, sites, and resources associated with Gullah-Geechee people.
Technically, the Lowcountry is synonymous with the areas with a large population of Gullah Geechee peoples of the region. Gullah Geechee people have traditionally resided in the coastal areas and the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida—from Pender County, North Carolina, to St. Johns County, Florida. [11] [12] [13]
A woman speaking Gullah and English. Gullah (also called Gullah-English, [2] Sea Island Creole English, [3] and Geechee [4]) is a creole language spoken by the Gullah people (also called "Geechees" within the community), an African American population living in coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia (including urban Charleston and Savannah) as well as extreme northeastern Florida and ...
Region American South , United States Carolina Lowcountry , Sea Islands of the Gullah Geechee Corridor , Louisiana, North Carolina, Gulf Coast , Tidewater region (Maryland/Virginia) , Arkansas, Alabama, Africa, Tennessee, Affrilachia , East Texas , and Mississippi
The name Gola is a possible source for the name of the Gullah, [1] a people of African origin living on the islands and coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina, in the southeastern United States.
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Joseph A. Opala, OR (born August 4, 1950) is an American historian noted for establishing the "Gullah Connection," the historical links between the indigenous people of the West African nation of Sierra Leone and the Gullah people of the Low Country region of South Carolina and Georgia in the United States.