Gullah
Sign in to saveGullahs () are a subgroup of Black Southerners who predominantly live in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Sea Islands. Their language and culture have preserved a high volume of Africanisms as a result of their historical geographic isolation.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Gullahs
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Geechees
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- gul
- Ethnic group.image
- Sweetgrass Basket Maker.jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- A Gullah woman makes a sweetgrass basket in Charleston's City Market.
- Ethnic group.total
- Est. 200,000
- Ethnic group.regions
- North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Florida • Liberia
- Ethnic group.languages
- English (Southern American English, African-American English)Gullah
- Ethnic group.religions
- Majority Protestant; minorities Roman Catholic and Hoodoo
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- African Americans, Afro-Bahamians, Afro-Trinidadians, Haitians, West Africans, Black Seminoles
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Origin of the Gullah–Geechee people
- Origins of Gullah Language
- Civil War period
- Since late 20th century
- Customs and traditions
- African influences
- Cuisine
- Celebrating Gullah culture
- Cultural survival
- Representation in art, entertainment, and media
- Notable Americans with Gullah roots
- See also
- References
- External links
Gullahs () are a subgroup of Black Southerners who predominantly live in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, as well as the Sea Islands. Their language and culture have preserved a high volume of Africanisms as a result of their historical geographic isolation.
Historically, the Gullah region extended from the Cape Fear area on North Carolina's coast south to the vicinity of Jacksonville on Florida's First Coast. Gullahs are also known as Geechees (), which may be derived from the name of the Ogeechee River near Savannah, Georgia. The Georgia communities are distinguished by identifying as either "Freshwater Geechee" or "Saltwater Geechee", depending on whether they live on the mainland or the Sea Islands.