Gullah Gone

thegullahprojectOctober 25, 2014April 13, 2021UncategorizedAgriculture, Beaufort, Beaufort SC, Behind the Scenes, Behind the Scenes Photos, Coastal Carolina University, Documentary Film, First Cut, Fishermen, Geechee, Gullah, Gullah Geechee, Gullah The Voice of an Island, Heritage, Hida Visuals, Music, One Day, Organic Agriculture, Oyster Harvest, Oyster Season, Oysters, St. Helena Island, The Gullah Project, University of South Carolina

Frank Major Sr., commercial crab fisherman, checks his traps for blue crab and stone crab. Photos © 2011 Denise McGill — Frank Major Sr., a commercial crab fisherman, checks his traps for blue crab and stone crab.
Photos © 2011 Denise McGill

St. Helena Island is a magical place on the South Carolina coastline. African Americans have farmed and fished here for centuries: first as plantation slaves, then as freedmen owning small subsistence operations. It’s now one of the last farming communities on the East Coast that hasn’t been swallowed up by development.

This week catch up with the residents of St. Helena Island by way of photographs and video interviews by clicking on the photograph above.

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