Gullah

The area of the Southeast coast known as the Lowcountry is home to a unique food culture kept alive by the Gullah-Geechee community. Taste it for yourself on a leisurely road trip. For some visitors, it’s the Spanish moss hanging from the trees. It’s romantic, haunting—even mystical, they say. Some travelers go to the Lowcountry,…

I remember my amazement when I first learned that the famous song “Kumbaya” – a spiritual known by every kid who’s ever gone to summer camp – is, in fact, a Gullah Geechee tune. To the Gullah Geechee community, it means “come by here.” This phenomenon illustrates how Gullah culture has thrived for hundreds of…