Gullah elders save sacred songs passed down by enslaved ancestors

Gullah Geechee elders preserve songs from enslaved ancestors

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 work the cotton and rice plantations…

Gullah elders save sacred songs passed down by enslaved ancestors

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 work the cotton and rice plantations…

Gullah Geechee elders work to preserve sacred songs

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — 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 work the cotton and rice…