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EDISTO ISLAND: Seaside Stories From A Geechee Gal is a patchwork quilt of local history, family life, routes-to-roots, Gullah lore, Geechee recipes, and bits-and-pieces from the life of a gal growing up Geechee on Edisto Island, South Carolina. This is an empirical narrative of the author's personal, familial, and ancestral background as a decendant of ethnic West African and Caribbean heritage. This book highlights some of the rich cultural, social, religious, culinary, and traditional practices that are still embraced by the proud Gullah Geechee people who inhabit the remote barrier sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia.…mehr

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EDISTO ISLAND: Seaside Stories From A Geechee Gal is a patchwork quilt of local history, family life, routes-to-roots, Gullah lore, Geechee recipes, and bits-and-pieces from the life of a gal growing up Geechee on Edisto Island, South Carolina. This is an empirical narrative of the author's personal, familial, and ancestral background as a decendant of ethnic West African and Caribbean heritage. This book highlights some of the rich cultural, social, religious, culinary, and traditional practices that are still embraced by the proud Gullah Geechee people who inhabit the remote barrier sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia.
Autorenporträt
Sandhi Smalls Santini is a native of Edisto Island, South Carolina. A New York City-based performer/writer, she received her B.A. in Journalism and Theatre Arts from Howard University, Washington, DC. Subsequent studies were obtained in Human Rights from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, NYC; and The Woodie King Jr. Playwriting Program, New Federal Theatre, NYC. She is a member of SAGAFTRA; The League of Professional Theatre Women; The Society for the Preservation of Theatrical History; and the Edisto Chamber of Commerce. Sandhi is a features writer for ROUTES MAGAZINE: A Guide To African American Culture.