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

@email

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