The Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival is nominated for Best Cultural Festival in @10best Readers’ Choice Awards!🌟 The annual Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival brings the vibrant traditions of West Africa to life through music, dance, food, and crafts. The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans enslaved on coastal plantations and carry a rich heritage that is reflected in their arts, music, food, crafts, and language. St. Johns County is home to the southernmost point of the Gullah Geec

Descendants of West Africans who were enslaved, the Gullah Geechee people preserved a culture, language, and legacy unlike any other in the U.S. South Carolina storyteller Theresa Jenkins Hilliard carries their voices forward making the struggles of her ancestors real and relevant for today’s generation. #SBM #somethingblackmade | Something Black Made