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Author: Melissa L. Cooper Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469632691 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 305
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During the 1920s and 1930s, anthropologists and folklorists became obsessed with uncovering connections between African Americans and their African roots. At the same time, popular print media and artistic productions tapped the new appeal of black folk life, highlighting African-styled voodoo as an essential element of black folk culture. A number of researchers converged on one site in particular, Sapelo Island, Georgia, to seek support for their theories about "African survivals," bringing with them a curious mix of both influences. The legacy of that body of research is the area's contemporary identification as a Gullah community. This wide-ranging history upends a long tradition of scrutinizing the Low Country blacks of Sapelo Island by refocusing the observational lens on those who studied them. Cooper uses a wide variety of sources to unmask the connections between the rise of the social sciences, the voodoo craze during the interwar years, the black studies movement, and black land loss and land struggles in coastal black communities in the Low Country. What emerges is a fascinating examination of Gullah people's heritage, and how it was reimagined and transformed to serve vastly divergent ends over the decades.
Author: Melissa L. Cooper Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469632691 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
During the 1920s and 1930s, anthropologists and folklorists became obsessed with uncovering connections between African Americans and their African roots. At the same time, popular print media and artistic productions tapped the new appeal of black folk life, highlighting African-styled voodoo as an essential element of black folk culture. A number of researchers converged on one site in particular, Sapelo Island, Georgia, to seek support for their theories about "African survivals," bringing with them a curious mix of both influences. The legacy of that body of research is the area's contemporary identification as a Gullah community. This wide-ranging history upends a long tradition of scrutinizing the Low Country blacks of Sapelo Island by refocusing the observational lens on those who studied them. Cooper uses a wide variety of sources to unmask the connections between the rise of the social sciences, the voodoo craze during the interwar years, the black studies movement, and black land loss and land struggles in coastal black communities in the Low Country. What emerges is a fascinating examination of Gullah people's heritage, and how it was reimagined and transformed to serve vastly divergent ends over the decades.
Author: Emily Meggett Publisher: Abrams ISBN: 1647006902 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 505
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The first major Gullah Geechee cookbook from “the matriarch of Edisto Island,” who provides delicious recipes and the history of an overlooked American community The history of the Gullah and Geechee people stretches back centuries, when enslaved members of this community were historically isolated from the rest of the South because of their location on the Sea Islands of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. Today, this Lowcountry community represents the most direct living link to the traditional culture, language, and foodways of their West African ancestors. Gullah Geechee Home Cooking, written by Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, is the preeminent Gullah cookbook. At 89 years old, and with more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Meggett is a respected elder in the Gullah community of South Carolina. She has lived on the island all her life, and even at her age, still cooks for hundreds of people out of her hallowed home kitchen. Her house is a place of pilgrimage for anyone with an interest in Gullah Geechee food. Meggett’s Gullah food is rich and flavorful, though it is also often lighter and more seasonal than other types of Southern cooking. Heirloom rice, fresh-caught seafood, local game, and vegetables are key to her recipes for regional delicacies like fried oysters, collard greens, and stone-ground grits. This cookbook includes not only delicious and accessible recipes, but also snippets of the Meggett family history on Edisto Island, which stretches back into the 19th century. Rich in both flavor and history, Meggett’s Gullah Geechee Home Cooking is a testament to the syncretism of West African and American cultures that makes her home of Edisto Island so unique.
Author: Matthew Raiford Publisher: The Countryman Press ISBN: 1682686051 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 397
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More than 100 heirloom recipes from a dynamic chef and farmer working the lands of his great-great-great grandfather. From Hot Buttermilk Biscuits and Sweet Potato Pie to Salmon Cakes on Pepper Rice and Gullah Fish Stew, Gullah Geechee food is an essential cuisine of American history. It is the culinary representation of the ocean, rivers, and rich fertile loam in and around the coastal South. From the Carolinas to Georgia and Florida, this is where descendants of enslaved Africans came together to make extraordinary food, speaking the African Creole language called Gullah Geechee. In this groundbreaking and beautiful cookbook, Matthew Raiford pays homage to this cuisine that nurtured his family for seven generations. In 2010, Raiford’s Nana handed over the deed to the family farm to him and his sister, and Raiford rose to the occasion, nurturing the farm that his great-great-great grandfather, a freed slave, purchased in 1874. In this collection of heritage and updated recipes, he traces a history of community and family brought together by food.
Author: Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 0820339598 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 255
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Vibration Cooking was first published in 1970, not long after the term “soul food” gained common use. While critics were quick to categorize her as a proponent of soul food, Smart-Grosvenor wanted to keep the discussion of her cookbook/memoir focused on its message of food as a source of pride and validation of black womanhood and black “consciousness raising.” In 1959, at the age of nineteen, Smart-Grosvenor sailed to Europe, “where the bohemians lived and let live.” Among the cosmopolites of radical Paris, the Gullah girl from the South Carolina low country quickly realized that the most universal lingua franca is a well-cooked meal. As she recounts a cool cat’s nine lives as chanter, dancer, costume designer, and member of the Sun Ra Solar-Myth Arkestra, Smart-Grosvenor introduces us to a rich cast of characters. We meet Estella Smart, Vertamae’s grandmother and connoisseur of mountain oysters; Uncle Costen, who lived to be 112 and knew how to make Harriet Tubman Ragout; and Archie Shepp, responsible for Collard Greens à la Shepp, to name a few. She also tells us how poundcake got her a marriage proposal (she didn’t accept) and how she perfected omelettes in Paris, enchiladas in New Mexico, biscuits in Mississippi, and feijoida in Brazil. “When I cook, I never measure or weigh anything,” writes Smart-Grosvenor. “I cook by vibration.” This edition features a foreword by Psyche Williams-Forson placing the book in historical context and discussing Smart-Grosvenor’s approach to food and culture. A new preface by the author details how she came to write Vibration Cooking.
Author: Abebe Kimathi Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 208
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5th Generation Gullah Geechee Chef Reveals: The Secrets Of 150-Year-Old Traditions That Industrial Revolution Hasn't Touched Yet!(Over 300 Delicious Recipes Included!) Would you like to taste some of the oldest Afro-American traditional dishes brought from the African Continent and managed to survive during Slavery? Maybe you have Gullah Geechee roots and want to bridge the gap separating your current life and the one your ancestors used to be living? Or maybe you are just curious about how food culture in The United States was born and some of the traditional foods that laid the foundation of what we eat now? If you answered "Yes" to at least one of these questions, please read on... There are a lot of traditions and cultures dying Today... Not only because children want to leave their roots behind, but more so because the growing economies and "real estate money-makers" wish to own every piece of our beautiful land, make significant profits and bring wads of cash for the rich. Of course, it's nearly impossible to win against these giants, and probably we will lose this fight eventually. But, there will always be something that unites us all, and we will do our best to pass on these great traditions and tastes for generations after us. Inside this book, you'll find over 300 unique, affordable, and time-saving traditional Gullah Geechee recipes I tested and collected during the last 3 years from some of the best cooks in South Carolina (some say it is the capital of Gullah Geechee Culture) Take a look at what's inside: - What it's like to be a true Gullah Geechee? Island Life Revealed (a must-read chapter if you want to understand the fundamentals of this ancient culture) - What is special about Gullah food? Why and how has it has survived for so many years and decades? (the secrets of the most amazing Gullah tastes revealed) - Over 300 Traditional Gullah Recipes with ingredients from your local grocery store (and how to make Gullah cooking convenient and simple without disrespecting its true traditions and culture) - Are you a fan of meat, fish, or seafood? You'll love this massive recipes section... - Traditional beans, peas, rice, and other casseroles recipes (suitable for vegetarians and conventional food lovers) - Salad, Vegetable and Bread recipes (a complete meal selection for just about every occasion or meeting you can think of) - Preserving recipes to get your favorite food ready for whenever you feel like eating in minutes! (great way to enjoy your favorite Gullah dishes any time of the year!) - Detailed cooking instructions, serving sizes, and nutritional facts included (to make sure you succeed with every meal you cook) - Much much more... The secrets inside this cookbook you are about to discover were born over 150 years ago, and now I am giving them to you! So cherish them and cook every meal with love and passion! Scroll up, click on "Buy Now," and Enjoy!
Author: Amy Lotson Roberts Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439667640 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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The Golden Isles are home to a long and proud African American and Gullah Geechee heritage. Ibo Landing was the site of a mass suicide in protest of slavery, the slave ship Wanderer landed on Jekyll Island and, thanks to preservation efforts, the Historic Harrington School still stands on St. Simons Island. From the Selden Normal and Industrial Institute to the tabby cabins of Hamilton Plantation, authors Amy Roberts and Patrick Holladay explore the rich history of the region's islands and their people, including such local notables as Deaconess Alexander, Jim Brown, Neptune Small, Hazel Floyd and the Georgia Sea Island Singers.
Author: Sallie Ann Robinson Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press ISBN: 0807889644 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 173
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Sallie Ann Robinson was born and reared on Daufuskie Island, one of the South Carolina Sea Islands well known for their Gullah culture. Although technology and development were slow in coming to Daufuskie, the island is now changing rapidly. With this book, Robinson highlights some of her favorite memories and delicious recipes from life on Daufuskie, where the islanders traditionally ate what they grew in the soil, caught in the river, and hunted in the woods. The unique food traditions of Gullah culture contain a blend of African, European, and Native American influences. Reflecting the rhythm of a day in the kitchen, from breakfast to dinner (and anywhere in between), this cookbook collects seventy-five recipes for easy-to-prepare, robustly flavored dishes. Robinson also includes twenty-five folk remedies, demonstrating how in the Gullah culture, in the not-so-distant past, food and medicine were closely linked and the sea and the land provided what islanders needed to survive. In her spirited introduction and chapter openings, Robinson describes how cooking the Gullah way has enriched her life, from her childhood on the island to her adulthood on the nearby mainland.
Author: Shelia L Anderson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 128
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Having traveled across the country telling the tales of her beloved Gullah culture, like a recipe for a spicy Carolina Lowcountry gumbo, Carolyn E. White shares her own life's story and the ingredients that went into the making of "Jabulile," the quintessential Gullah storyteller! Seasoned with the spices of the Gullah language, White's memoir will make you laugh and cry, as well as ponder a time gone by and its impact that is felt today. You will come away with your spirit uplifted and a renewed appreciation for life and, perhaps, your own story. You will feel the spirit of "Jabulile!"
Author: Margaret Wade-Lewis Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press ISBN: 9781570036286 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 380
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In this first book-length biography of the pioneering African American linguist and celebrated father of Gullah studies, Margaret Wade-Lewis examines the life of Lorenzo Dow Turner. A scholar whose work dramatically influenced the world of academia but whose personal story--until now--has remained an enigma, Turner (1890-1972) emerges from behind the shadow of his germinal 1949 study Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect as a man devoted to family, social responsibility, and intellectual contribution.
Author: Melissa L. Cooper
Author: Melissa L. Cooper
Author: Emily Meggett
Author: Joyce V. Coakley
Author: Matthew Raiford
Author: Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor
Author: Abebe Kimathi
Author: Amy Lotson Roberts
Author: Sallie Ann Robinson
Author: Shelia L Anderson
Author: Margaret Wade-Lewis