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*Gullah Geechee* (Part 3/3 of @g.m.wallace takeover) “On July 2nd, 2000, the Gullah Geechee people declared themselves a nation and confirmed the election of their head of state, Queen Quet @gullahgeechee . Today, Gullah Geechee people are preserving their culture, language, and land in the face of exploitation and displacement. The photos above were taken by my friend Joshua Parks (@maroon_man), a Gullah Geechee creative and cultural worker who is documenting contemporary Gullah Geechee life. It’s been such an honor to curate a series of posts for you all! Follow my account @g.m.wallace to hear more updates on my books!” 1. Loretta Stanley, one of the last living members of the Moving Star Hall Singers, in her Johns Island home. 2. Young boys selling Palmetto Roses in Downtown Charleston 3. 4th generation Sol Legare Island descendant, Hosie, on his property. This was once a Sea Island Cotton plantation and battlefield during the Civil War, and afterward evolved into one of the oldest and most significant Gullah Geechee Freedmen communities in the Lowcountry. 4. Blue, a painter and visual artist, a generational Gullah Geechee descendant on her ancestral homeland in Wiggins, South Carolina. 5. A man smokes a cigarette in Marion Square, Downtown Charleston. - - - #mali #art #africa #nigeria #senegal #cameroon #carribean #africanart #eastafrica #youth #jamaica #westafrica #architecture #35mm #africanphotography #sudan #culture #fashion #southafrica #africanarchitecture #anthroplogy #ethiopia #Lagos #photography #southafrica #dance #gullahgeechee #unitedstates