The Legacy of Early African-Americans and the Gullah-Geechee People
Format
Residential
Location
Savannah, GA
Dates
July 10-16, 2022; July 31-August 6, 2022
Length
1 week
Type
Professional Development Program
Professional Development Program Type
Professional Development Program Audience
Contact
912-403-4113
During this seven-day workshop, explore the history and cultural legacy of Gullah-Geechee people. In partnership with various descendants, scholars, and heritage institutions, this program will focus on the Gullah-Geechee of the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia, descendants of enslaved people from the West Coast of Africa. Their culture is distinctive and found only in the Lowcountry of the Southeast. By bringing their stories and cultures alive, and by uncovering uncomfortable realities, we aim to teach the power of solidarity.
Project Director(s)
Christen Higgins Clougherty; Amir Jamal Toure; Walter Isaac; Josiah "Jazz" Watts
Lecturers and Visiting Faculty
Allison Dorsey, Michael Gomez
Grantee Institution
Nobis Project
Funded through the Division of Education Programs