Glass bottles placed on bare tree branches around the Lowcountry have been tended to for hundreds of years, symbolizing protection and rooted in superstition in the Gullah-Geechee community.

And, they worked not just as laborers, but as cultural architects, who were entrepreneurs, midwives, blacksmiths, and boat ...

The Gullah Geechee contributions to Charleston and beyond are innumerable and incredible, from music to the arts to cuisine.

On the 20th anniversary year of the federal law that created the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, the commission ...

The 36th Original Gullah Festival — a celebration of Gullah Geechee culture and history — returns this weekend, when it’s expected to attract as many as 20,000 people over three days to Beaufort’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Gullah Geechee people make up one of the oldest and most extraordinary communities in the United States. But if you’ve never ...

You don’t have to go to Charleston or Savannah to see the rich cultural history of the Gullah Geechee community. It’s all around Horry and Georgetown counties, although some of it may be hidden, said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 30th Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration has special reason to celebrate this year. Throughout this month, it offers many ...

Reporting from ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — When the remnants of Hurricane Matthew threatened the coastal lowlands of South Carolina, 335,000 people fled for higher ground. Marquetta Goodwine stayed put.

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against the floorboards, lifting her voice in a song passed down from her enslaved ancestors who were forced to ...