History

In grammar school, we learned a single direction for freedom. North. We learned the story of Harriet Tubman, who is often quoted as saying she freed hundreds of enslaved people and could have freed more if only they had known they were enslaved. We were taught about the Underground Railroad, coded quilts, the North Star, […]

When My Grandmother Said Kiba A Personal Journey Into Gullah Geechee History I did not discover Gullah Geechee history in a classroom. I found it in a Bible. It was a Bible written entirely in the Gullah Geechee language. As I tried to read it, one word kept appearing again and again: “Gwine.” I didn’t