1
: a member of a group of Black people inhabiting the sea islands and coastal districts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida
2
: an English-based creole spoken by the Gullahs that is marked by vocabulary and grammatical elements from various African languages
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Sapelo Island's Gullah Geechee residents are feeling a wave of emotions a week after a gangway collapse during a community celebration left seven people dead.
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Axios Atlanta, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
The October 19 tragedy is the latest chapter in the struggles of one of the last surviving Gullah Geechee communities in the Georgia Sea Islands.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on plantations in the coastal regions of the southeastern United States.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
The 20 who plunged into the murky Duplin River had traveled to Sapelo Island last weekend to celebrate the Gullah Geechee people, a community with a unique blend of African culture and American life, descended from Africans who were enslaved on coastal plantations in the South.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Axios Atlanta, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
The October 19 tragedy is the latest chapter in the struggles of one of the last surviving Gullah Geechee communities in the Georgia Sea Islands.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on plantations in the coastal regions of the southeastern United States.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
The 20 who plunged into the murky Duplin River had traveled to Sapelo Island last weekend to celebrate the Gullah Geechee people, a community with a unique blend of African culture and American life, descended from Africans who were enslaved on coastal plantations in the South.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Gullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gullah. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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