| Author | : Anonim |
| File Size | : 49,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Unknown |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 05 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : NWU:35556034566646 |
| Pages | : 360 pages |
Download or read online Low Country Gullah Culture Special Resource Study written by Anonim, published by Unknown which was released on 2003. Get Low Country Gullah Culture Special Resource Study Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
Get BookThe Gullah people are one of our most distinctive cultural groups. Isolated off the South Carolina-Georgia coast for nearly three centuries, the native black population of the Sea Islands has developed a vibrant way of life that remains, in many ways, as African as it is American. This landmark volume
Get BookDuring the 1920s and 1930s, anthropologists and folklorists became obsessed with uncovering connections between African Americans and their African roots. At the same time, popular print media and artistic productions tapped the new appeal of black folk life, highlighting African-styled voodoo as an essential element of black folk culture. A
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Get BookWhen African slaves were brought to the American South to work the plantations, they brought with them their culture, traditions, and religion—including what came to be called voodoo. This unique blend of Christianity, herbalism, and folk magic is still practiced in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Though a beginners guide, Lowcountry
Get BookDownload or read online Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry written by JOsie Olsvig, published by Palmetto Publishing Group which was released on 2020-01-13. Get Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.
Get BookIn 1989, 1998, and 2005, fifteen Gullah speakers went to Sierra Leone and other parts of West Africa to trace their origins and ancestry. Their journey frames this exploration of the extraordinary history of the Gullah culture-characterized by strong African cultural retention and a direct influence on American culture, particularly in the South-described
Get BookIn Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and Black identity in the twentieth century American South. While much has been done to study, preserve, and interpret Gullah culture in the lowcountry and sea
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