ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, lifting her voice in a song passed down from her enslaved ancestors who were forced ...

Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the Sea Islands where Gullah Geechee people live) were pathways to freedom for ...

You don’t have to go to Charleston or Savannah to see the rich cultural history of the Gullah Geechee community. It’s all around Horry and Georgetown counties, although some of it may be hidden, said ...

“Red rice goes back to the old, old days – the days before me, my momma and her,” writes Emily Meggett in her new book “Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island.” ...

The art of making sweetgrass baskets is not seen as much in Horry County, but many culture traditions of the Gullah Geechee community are still prevalent. Jason Lee jlee@thesunnews.com You don’t have ...