Exploring a 200-year-old cultural heritage at Hilton Head Island will not only enhance your vacation but allow you to learn about them. The Gullah Geechee Culture has been around on the island for generations. The community has preserved their heritage by following the trade and occupation after their ancestors. We would like to list down few ways you can explore the Gullah community and the Gullah Geechee people better.
Gullah Heritage Trail Tour on Hilton Head Island
If you go through the fourth- and fifth-generation of Gullah guides bring to life, you will come across the history of West African slaves sent to the Sea Islands to labor on cotton and rice plantations. There are a lot of stories about their liberated descendants who survived in relative isolation for decades by adopting their predecessors' basic lifestyle. The Gullah community trip will give you a glimpse of the Gullah family compound and numerous historic sites, which also include the Mitchelville.
The Penn Center on St. Helena Island
This ancient school for freed Sea Island slaves was utilized as a meeting site and retreat by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the 1960s. Cultural activities, workshops, historical lectures, walking and island tours, as well as the York W. Bailey Museum with photos and exhibits on the school's history, are presently held there.
Gullah Museum in Georgetown
The museum, which was created by a Gullah story quilt artist and a researcher who has taught extensively on the African Diaspora, offers insight on African slaves' involvement in the Lowcountry's lucrative rice and indigo industries.
Sallie Ann Robinson Gullah Tour on Daufuskie
Take a bus tour of Daufuskie Island to explore the community better. The island, which is only accessible by ferry, is home to several historic sites, including Mary Fields Elementary School, where Conroy taught in the 1960s. Staying within the renovated Frances Jones House, which was established in 1865, will provide you with a more immersive experience.
Gullah Cuisine
Restaurants steeped in the culinary traditions introduced to the United States by West African slaves may be found throughout the Gullah Geechee Corridor, serving farm-to-table cuisine. Buckshot's Restaurant in McClellanville and The Gullah Grub on St. Helena Island are two of the most popular places for tourists.
Apart from these brilliant places to explore the Gullah Geechee Culture closely, you can connect with the Gullah Heritage Trail Tours to get more details, visit http://gullaheritage.com/ or dial (843)681-7066 to talk to a guide. The cultural heritage of the Gullah community will help you see things that are not available with other service providers.
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