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ERIC Number: EJ406351
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Africanisms in Gullah Oral Tradition.
Holloway, Joseph E.
Western Journal of Black Studies, v13 n3 p115-24 Fall 1989
The Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Northern Florida retain almost every element of African culture, including language, oral tradition, folklore, and aesthetics. Examines the African influence in the lifestyle of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands, especially in terms of their concept of time. (AF)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Languages, Bantu Languages, Black Culture, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Gullah, Oral Language, Slavery, Time, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Historical Materials
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia; South Carolina
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