After the Civil War ended, freedmen became Hilton Head's primary residents. Due to the island's remote location, the West African-inspired Gullah culture was allowed to flourish with minimal outside intervention. In 1940, the island was home to 1,100 people, most of whom were Gullah people descended from freedmen.
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Early 1700s: Enslaved West Africans begin being brought to the Georgia and South Carolina sea islands, including Hilton Head Island, to tend the rice and cotton ...
Brought to America as enslaved people, the Gullah remains one of the most culturally distinctive African American populations in the United States. From ...
Jul 20, 2021 · Black islanders, as early as 1974, called such white-led preservation by another name: “zoning slavery.” To increase public control, the island ...
Jul 20, 2021 · By 1880, some 2,500 people remained on the island, and the population was 98% Black. They bought acres of land, parcel by parcel. In isolation, ...
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Feb 3, 2023 · February is Black History Month, a month honoring the shared stories and contributions of African Americans who have shaped our nation and also ...
Feb 6, 2017 · The blacks on Hilton Head Island were the very first former slaves to earn wages and actually get paid for their labor. Missionaries ...
Feb 1, 2023 · Amid the oaks and palmettos of Hilton Head, the historic site of Mitchelville is a window into Black American history.
At its height, Mitchelville boasted 1,500 to 3,000 residents and demonstrated freedom and opportunity for African Americans diverse in backgrounds and origins.