Gullah culture in America

Walter Edgar's Journal by South Carolina Public Radio

Jan 16, 202628:45Arts

The book, Gullah Culture in America (Blair Publishing), chronicles the history and culture of the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of the American South. Written by Wilbur Cross in 2008,...

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