Gullah Geechee Festival cooks up culture today and tomorrow
You can know folks by the food they eat, and organizers of the sixth annual Gullah Geechee Festival want people to heap plenty of the culture onto their plates today and Saturday.Organizers said food will be a centerpiece of the festival and reflect the history and hopes of the Gullah Geechee people. The festival began in Atlantic Beach at noon today with cultural activities and lectures, including poetry readings, quilt making and storytelling.“This festival is about us, and all of our achievements,” said Sondra Ward, chair of the Gullah Geechee Committee, which is sponsoring the event along with the town of Atlantic Beach. “We need the real history of America to be told. We need the history of us to get into the minds and ears of all people.”
