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The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a federal NaƟonal Heritage Area established by the U.S. Congress to recognize the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people who have tradiƟonally resided in the coastal areas and the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Vibrant and historic Gullah Geechee communiƟes conƟnue to exist throughout the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor today. To learn more about the Gullah Geechee people and their unique culture, call 843‐818‐4587 or visit gullahgeecheecorridor.org. Gullah Geechee Growth Within Leaves and LeƩers Garden John’s Island Regional Library The library’s Leaves and LeƩers Garden will host a dedicated garden space for growing Gullah Geechee vegetables and rice during upcoming spring and summer seasons. Special thanks to Wormsloe InsƟtute for Environmental History for providing the African culƟvar seeds. Event Locations John’s Island Regional Library 3531 Maybank Highway, John's Island, SC 29455 843‐559‐1945 | ccpl.org Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library 1735 N. Woodmere Drive, Charleston, SC 29407 843‐766‐2546 | ccpl.org Explore the rich history of the Gullah Geechee. 843-805-6930 | ccpl.org

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Page 1: Gullah Geechee programs-proofed · about her Gullah and African roots, will be screened at this event. Gullah Geechee History and Food Events Gullah Geechee Documentary Film Fesval

The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a federal Na onal Heritage Area  established by the U.S. Congress to recognize the unique culture of the Gullah Geechee people who have tradi onally resided in the coastal areas and the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Vibrant and historic Gullah Geechee communi es con nue to exist throughout the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage  Corridor today. To learn more about the Gullah Geechee people and their unique  culture, call 843‐818‐4587 or visit gullahgeecheecorridor.org.

Gullah Geechee Growth Within Leaves and Le ers Garden John’s Island Regional Library The library’s Leaves and Le ers Garden will host a dedicated garden space for growing Gullah Geechee vegetables and rice during upcoming spring and summer seasons. Special thanks to Wormsloe Ins tute for Environmental History for providing the African cul var seeds.    

Event Locations 

John’s Island Regional Library 3531 Maybank Highway, John's Island, SC 29455 843‐559‐1945 | ccpl.org  

Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library 1735 N. Woodmere Drive, Charleston, SC 29407 843‐766‐2546 | ccpl.org  

 

 

 

Explore the rich history of the Gullah Geechee.

843-805-6930 | ccpl.org

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Inland Rice Fields Traveling Trunk Exhibit John’s Island Regional Library  Throughout March  Inland Rice Fields Traveling Trunk is an educa onal tool that features replica  ar facts and historical items rela ng to 18th century inland rice fields of the  Lowcountry. The trunk is on loan from Charleston County Transporta on  Development.   Conversa on with Chef Charlo e Jenkins Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library Wednesday, March 6 from 2‐4 p.m. Charlo e Jenkins, the legendary Gullah Geechee chef, restauranteur and author of “Gullah Cuisine: By Land and By Sea” from Mt. Pleasant, S.C., will par cipate in a conversa on moderated by K.J. Kearney. A Q&A session will follow the discussion.  

 Human Library: Get to Know Gullah Geechee Culture Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library Saturday, March 9 from 2‐4 p.m. Meet Thomalind Mar n Polite, a Charleston 

na ve and direct descendant of a woman named Priscilla who was taken from  Sierra Leone to be sold into slavery in South Carolina when she was 10 years old. “Priscilla’s Legacy,” a documentary of Thomalind’s journey to discover more  about her Gullah and African roots, will be screened at this event.   

 

 

Gullah Geechee History and Food Events

Gullah Geechee Documentary Film Fes val John’s Island Regional Library Saturday, April 27 from 2‐4 p.m. Enjoy a series of documentary films that showcase the power and strength of Gullah Geechee culture. Par cipate in a Q&A session a er the film screening.  

Chef Kevin Mitchell Presents “From Black Hands to White Mouths” John’s Island Regional Library Saturday, May 11 from 2‐4 p.m.

Chef Kevin Mitchell will discuss his research of Charleston’s enslaved and free African‐American cooks, including their vital role in shaping the culinary  heritage of Charleston and our na on.  

“Combee”: Freedom‐Seekers of the Combahee River Raid John’s Island Regional Library Saturday, May 18 from 2‐4 p.m. Join historian Dr. Edda Fields‐Black to learn about this important yet li le‐known chapter of Gullah Geechee and American history, when more than 750 enslaved men, women and children were freed one day in June 1863 from the planta ons that lined South Carolina's Combahee River. Dr. Edda Fields‐Black is an associate professor in the history department at Carnegie‐Mellon  University and a specialist in the trans‐na onal migra on of West African rice farmers in the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry.