1
: a member of a group of Black people inhabiting the sea islands and coastal districts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida
2
: an English-based creole spoken by the Gullahs that is marked by vocabulary and grammatical elements from various African languages
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View Recipe Benne Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies Benne seeds are an heirloom variety of sesame and are core to South Carolina’s Gullah Geechee cuisine.
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Omar Tate, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2024
For the Gullah Geechee people, the color blue—haint blue, specifically—is also meant to keep evil spirits away.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
Taking a tour of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, the cultural epicenter of Gullah communities is a good place to start for those who need a primer on the island's cultural and religious history.
—Kiratiana Freelon, Parents, 21 May 2024
Visit the Edisto Island Museum to learn about the history and culture of the island's Gullah Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans who remained on the southeastern coast of the United States.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
Green’s paintings are inspired by his Gullah roots in South Carolina.
—Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
The Gullah lifestyle and traditions flow through so many aspects of life.
—Michiel Perry, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
The many variations in the American South include South Midland, Ozark, Coastal Southern, Virginia Piedmont, Gullah, Cajun English and Gulf Southern.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
But the idea for the center had actually been planted years earlier, when Cornelia Bailey, an unofficial historian of the Gullah Geechee, an ethnic group with roots in the South, approached Brown about a new initiative.
—Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Omar Tate, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2024
For the Gullah Geechee people, the color blue—haint blue, specifically—is also meant to keep evil spirits away.
—Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
Taking a tour of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, the cultural epicenter of Gullah communities is a good place to start for those who need a primer on the island's cultural and religious history.
—Kiratiana Freelon, Parents, 21 May 2024
Visit the Edisto Island Museum to learn about the history and culture of the island's Gullah Geechee people, descendants of enslaved Africans who remained on the southeastern coast of the United States.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
Green’s paintings are inspired by his Gullah roots in South Carolina.
—Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
The Gullah lifestyle and traditions flow through so many aspects of life.
—Michiel Perry, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
The many variations in the American South include South Midland, Ozark, Coastal Southern, Virginia Piedmont, Gullah, Cajun English and Gulf Southern.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
But the idea for the center had actually been planted years earlier, when Cornelia Bailey, an unofficial historian of the Gullah Geechee, an ethnic group with roots in the South, approached Brown about a new initiative.
—Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Gullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gullah. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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