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The Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a federal National Heritage Area in the United States along its southeastern coast, stretching from North Carolina to Florida. The intent of the designation is to help preserve and interpret the traditional cultural practices, sites, and resources associated with Gullah-Geechee people.
The Gullah have also become a symbol of cultural pride for blacks throughout the United States and a subject of general interest in the media. [52] Numerous newspaper and magazine articles, documentary films, and children's books on Gullah culture, have been produced, in addition to popular novels set in the Gullah region.
The mix of cultures, somewhat isolated from the mainland, produced the Gullah culture. The Civil War began when South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. After a number of setbacks for the Union, the Battle of Port Royal became an important victory on November 7, 1861.
It was determined through a market study that the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor has the potential to bring in $34 billion in tourism for the four states that make up the corridor ...
This inaugural four-culture workshop will take place 4 to 8 p.m., June 14 at the Georgia Southern Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center, located on Georgia Southern’s Savannah campus ...
The industry tends to emphasize the Gullah Geechee cultural tradition as part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. [13] Important to this cultural tradition are traditional sweetgrass baskets. [20] But, harvesting natural sweetgrass is under pressure from both development and overharvesting. [13]
This land, designated by Congress in 2006, protects and preserves the Gullah Geechee’s rich history and culture by allowing areas along the corridor to leverage federal funds for programs and ...
Short title: Low Country Gullah Culture Special Resource Study; Author: National Park Service: Date and time of digitizing: 10:19, 25 July 2005: Software used