CHARLESTON, S.C. — About 1,000 sites important to the sea island culture of slave descendants along the Southeast coast have been identified by a commission working to save the culture from a tide of coastal development.
The Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission on Thursday unveiled three alternatives for preserving those sites and the rich culture of the sea islands off the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
The plans include everything from archiving the history of the culture to preserving natural resources and providing economic opportunities for island residents.
Known as Gullah in the Carolinas and Geechee in Florida and Georgia, the culture generally remained intact because of the islands’ isolation along the coast.
Gullah communities were established by freed slaves after the Civil War and most people made livings fishing or farming fields of vegetables and row crops.
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/plans-proposed-for-protecting-sea-island-culture-103048334.html#ixzz0zoct8gtW
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