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The legacy of Ibo Landing, Gullah roots of African American culture, edited by Marquetta L. Goodwine & the Clarity Press Gullah Project

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The legacy of Ibo Landing

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edited by Marquetta L. Goodwine & the Clarity Press Gullah Project

Gullah roots of African American culture

A collection of essays, stories, recipes, and paintings by and about the Gullah culture, its contribution to American society, and the threats to its continued survival

Introduction: Rebuilding the African American community by returning to traditions / Marquetta L. Goodwine -- Ibo landing / fiction by Ihsan Bracy -- The Gullah war: 1739-1858 / Y.N. Kly -- The relationship of the Gullah-speaking people of Coastal South Carolina and Georgia to their African ancestors / William S. Pollitzer -- De ones ya'll kno' 'bout: we faymus peepol an' we ancestas -- Gawd dun smile 'pun we: reflections on the ancestors, family, and the Gullah heritage -- The beatitudes, from De good nyews bout Jedus Christ wa Luke write / translation by Sea Island Literary Team = Gud yus fo Olman: di nyu testament / Krio translation, 17th century Sierra LeoneThe inspiration of Gullah culture / Jonathan Green -- Plates: paintings by Jonathan Green -- To prepare a way / fiction by Ihsan Bracy -- Old man's sport / fiction by Ihsan Bracy -- Mistuh Adam en' Mis' Ebe / Gullah tale translated by Virginia Mixson Geraty -- About hard work & perseverance / Joseph Pinckney -- Plates: paintings by Joseph Pinckney & Leroy Campbell: Basketweaving ; Sea Island cuisine -- We got our way of cooking things: women, food and preservation of cultural identity / Josephine Beoku-Betts -- Hoppin' John / recipe from Kimberley B. Thomas -- Down home bread pudding / recipe from Carolee Holmes Brown -- Benne seed wafers / a Charleston favorite -- Low country boil / recipe from Jackie Edwards -- Sweet potato pone / recipe from Catherine CarrRestin' in / fiction by Ihsan Bracy -- Destructionment: treddin' een we ancestas' teahs / Marquetta L. Goodwine -- The ecology of Gullah's survival / Salikoko S. Mufwene -- Holdin' pun we cullcha: sites, individuals and organizations preserving the Gullah and Geechee heritage / compiled by Marquetta L. Goodwine -- Excavating Gullah seed: guidelines on conducting research on the Gullah / Marquetta L. Goodwine -- Appendix: UN declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious & linguistic minorities