Gullah-Geechee Program Rescheduled for June 14
The Meriwether Historical Society program on Gullah-Geechee Culture scheduled for May 31st has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 14th, at 2 pm in the Greenville Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
The Meriwether Historical Society program on Gullah-Geechee Culture scheduled for May 31st has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 14th, at 2 pm in the Greenville Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
The program entitled “Haints, Saints and Sinners: The Timelessness of Gullah-Geechee Culture and History,” will be presented by Dr. Joyce White, assistant professor of English at Georgia Southern University and a scholar of Gullah-Geechee literature. Dr. White is currently serving as interim director of the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Center in Savannah.
The Gullah-Geechee are descendants of enslaved people brought to the United States from West Africa. From the start, the Gullah-Geechee have preserved many aspects of their ancestral culture and language. One of the most intact Gullah-Geechee communities exists on Georgia’s Sapelo Island.
This special event has been made possible by Georgia Humanities. All are welcome. If you have any questions about this program, please call Mike Shadix at 706-601-0568.
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