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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sapelo Island Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, learn about the Gullah/Geechee culture of Sapelo Island.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ronald Johnson of Sapelo Island

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from EGG: The Arts Show, resident Ronald Johnson explains that Sapelo Island is a unique place, preserving the last examples of Gullah/Geechee culture.
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Other

Avery Research Center for African American History

For Students 9th - 10th
Rich site with collections of primary documents relating to the history and culture of African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Gullah Music

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, visit Sapelo Island, an island in Georgia inhabited by descendants of African slaves.
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PBS

Pbs: A World of Stories: The Boo Hag

For Students K - 1st Standards
North Carolina-based storyteller Donna Washington tells a scary tale from the Gullah culture about a man and his beautiful wife-who is not what she seems to be. The story explains the Gullah tradition of painting doors and windows blue...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Egg: The Arts Show: Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Egg: The Arts Show video in which Frankie Quimby, a resident of Sapelo Island, talks about the history and culture of the island. This is one in a series of videos about Sapelo Island. [1:48]
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: South Carolina

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore how South Carolina moved from a "plantation culture" in 1670 to a "growing research center and banking state" today. South Carolina played a major role in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.