
The Book of Negroes: Turning the Pages of Gullah/Geechee Ourstory
As BET and Canadian television prepared to air “The Book of Negroes,” Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueeQuet.com) took to the airwaves of “Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio” to discuss how the actual “Book of Negroes” and its listing of 3000 names connects to the Gullah/Geechee Nation and continues the connection from the Sea Islands to Nova Scotia. Queen Quet speaks of her own personal journey following this story over twenty years ago. Tune een fa yeddi disya:
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