Geechee people

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African American ethnic group cultural group ethnic minority in the United States

The Geechee people are a distinct African American cultural group, closely related to the Gullah, known for preserving West and Central African linguistic, culinary, and spiritual traditions along the coastal areas of the southeastern United States.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Geechee people canonical 2
Gullah Geechee community 1
Gullah Geechee culture 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African American ethnic group ⓘ
cultural group ⓘ
ethnic minority in the United States ⓘ
associatedWith Lowcountry of South Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Lowcountry region

Sea Island cotton plantations ⓘ
closeTo Gullah ⓘ
surface form: Gullah people
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cuisine okra-based dishes ⓘ
red rice ⓘ
seafood stews ⓘ
culturalArea Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor ⓘ
culturalContinuityWith Kongo people ⓘ
surface form: Kongo peoples

Mande peoples ⓘ
surface form: Mande-speaking peoples

Sierra Leonean peoples ⓘ
culturalHeritage African American traditions ⓘ
Central African traditions ⓘ
West African traditions ⓘ
culturalPractice call-and-response singing ⓘ
praise house worship ⓘ
ring shout ⓘ
use of herbal medicine ⓘ
demographicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Central Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
heritageDesignation Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor ⓘ
surface form: National Heritage Area (Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor)
historicalOccupation cotton cultivation ⓘ
indigo cultivation ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
historicalStatus descendants of enslaved Africans ⓘ
knownFor basket weaving ⓘ
distinct music and rhythms ⓘ
preservation of African culinary traditions ⓘ
preservation of African linguistic traditions ⓘ
preservation of African spiritual traditions ⓘ
rice-based cuisine ⓘ
seafood-based cuisine ⓘ
storytelling traditions ⓘ
languageFamily English-based creole ⓘ
languageTradition Gullah ⓘ
surface form: Gullah Geechee Creole language
materialCulture handcrafted fishing nets ⓘ
sweetgrass basketry ⓘ
recognizedBy United States Congress ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
religiousTradition African-derived spiritual practices ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
sharesCultureWith Gullah ⓘ
surface form: Gullah people
traditionalRegion Sea Islands ⓘ
coastal Florida ⓘ
coastal Georgia ⓘ
coastal North Carolina ⓘ
coastal South Carolina ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sea Islands region → ethnicGroup → Geechee people ⓘ
Sapelo Island → hasCommunity → Geechee people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gullah-Geechee community
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Geechee people ⓘ
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor → associatedWithCulture → Geechee people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gullah Geechee culture
Edisto Island → hasCommunity → Geechee people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gullah Geechee community