Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America

Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America (2014)

July 19th, 20140h 47min

Documentary, Music
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75% of all enslaved Africans coming to America came in through Beaufort and the sea islands of South Carolina. This beautiful and picturesque tourist destination, by its unique history is the epicenter of the Gullah culture and the foundation of African American history; the result of the mingling of West African slaves with the plantation culture awaiting them in America.


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