Gullah Museum of Georgetown

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We seek to preserve Gullah Geechee history & culture by educating the public about how we shaped America. Open Mon. - Sat. 11 am - 4 pm. Closed Sundays. gullahmuseumsc.com #BLM #BlackHistory #AddToBlackSky

Dr. Toussaint
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It’s raining hard so I’m making new items for the museum’s gift shop, my Etsy shop, & upcoming festivals. We have new adjustable Gullah O’oman cameo rings, small and large cameo brooches. And, of course, our gullahmuseumsc.com mini blue bottle trees. https://gullahshop.etsy.com
Cooking pot with sauce for rice
"The Mutiny on the Amistad" (A 1939 oil on canvas painting by Hale Woodruff, in the collection of Savery Library, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama / National Museum of African American History and Culture)
Portrait of George Washington , the first president of the United States with a photo of one of his dentures.
We’re ready for Suessical Jr. — The Musical at Winyah Auditorium in historic Georgetown, SC! Inside the auditorium.
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Congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey
Necklaces
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U.S. Colored Troops
The Allen’s
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Joseph H. Rainey, of Georgetown, SC, the first black American to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A Civil away veteran and his child
Enslaved Black men in a canoe
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Bunny Rodrigues
Smalls, age 23, shortly after he piloted the Planter to freedom.
Photo of benne wafers
The Gullah word of the day is—Sanyd Claw!
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Happy Turkey Day! The reigning Mrs. South Carolina America Julie Holmes and her family stopped by the Gullah Museum of Georgetown today! Museum Director Beatrice Rodrigues gave them a special tour. Julie and her husband, Greg, are parents of three young children, all ages 5 and under. The family have lived in Indian Land since 2016. Thanks for visiting, Julie!
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Fredi Washington
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Stono Rebellion painting
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Artist Kerry James Marshall created the Stono Group, a series of works, including “Jemmy Cato" and drawings that depict and commemorate the leaders of the 1739 Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies, as a corrective to the historical underestimation of Black resistance.
Marilyn Hemingway, commissioner, Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission.
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Photo illustration of an elderly Black women
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Get ready to soar with the Da Gullah Dolls Book Club at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 22nd when we read “The People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton.
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