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2/22/2007
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Gullah Traditions Live On In South Carolina
Author: Linda Lange, Scripps Howard News Service Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA)
Title: GULLAH TRADITIONS LIVE ON IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Vestiges of Gullah culture cling to the saltwater marshes and maritime forests of the Lowcountry with the same tenacity as Spanish moss on ancient live oaks. Gullah traditions move with the wind, but don't let go.
The West African heritage brought to this coastal region by enslaved workers remains in the workmanship of sweetgrass baskets, on the plates of Lowcountry cooking, in the pungent odor of brackish water.
The Gullah people are considered by many to be the most culturally distinctive black population in the United States. Their self-reliance served them well. When the rice, indigo and cotton plantations closed down, the black workers stayed on the land and, in many instances, lived in isolation for more than 100 years.
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