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
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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