GG Tour 2017 We are giving a special program in Florida to kick off the Gullah Geechee bike tour on March 18. Join us and spend an evening listening to stories, hearing ring shouts and spirituals. We are looking forward to seeing you! Thank you, Bike Florida,
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Read more →10th Annual Lights of Love Service of Remembrance Theme – Love, Hope, Joy and Peace (Open to the public)
Read more →The Atlanta Journal Constitution published an article on Sapelo Island today. Cornelia Walker Bailey has been leading this struggle to keep Sapelo Island alive. http://www.ajc.com/gallery/travel/sapelo-islands-geechee-culture-peril/gCBds/#3580817 Why aren’t the descendants of these slaves allowed the same consideration as Native Americans in that they wouldn’t have to pay
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Black History Month is always a busy month for the McIntosh County Shouters. There are private events already scheduled and the group will be travelling around the state to celebrate Black History. If you have an event and would like the McIntosh County Shouters to perform at
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The third Saturday each October is the date of the annual Sapelo Island Gullah Geechee Culture Festival. This very special day is dedicated to the memory of ancestors of Sapelo residents. Sapelo Island is the last bastion of a true Gullah Geechee community, as most of these
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Mark your calendars and make your plans! Join us for the Annual Cultural Day Festival on Sapelo Island. Learn about life on Sapelo Island during slavery and about the history of this very special place. Sapelo Island is one of the few, if not one of
Read more →Located in the small community of Boldon/Briar Patch, Georgia, the McIntosh County Shouters have been credited with preserving the ring shout in North America. The group continues to educate audiences around the world about this age-old tradition. By the beginning of the 20th century, it was
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