Tag Archives: Emancipation Oak
From Combahee to Angola: A Gullah/Geechee Journey in the Footsteps of a Souljah
We gathered. We protested. We poured libation. We demanded that the ancestors be properly acknowledged, studied with dignity and returned to the earth. We fought against allowing another building to erase them beneath concrete and steel.
As I stood beside the African mother, father and child represented there, I felt protected. I felt a throng of ancestors standing with me as I touched the baby’s hand.
Port Royal Proclaims Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2017
Mayor Samuel Murray and the town council of the Town of Port Royal presented Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) with a proclamation for “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2017” during their town hall meeting. Tune in to the Gullah/Geechee TV (GGTV) coverage of the event:
President Obama Declares National Reconstruction Monument in Beaufort, SC
President Barak Obama declared five new United States National Monuments by using the Antiquities Act to “preserve critical chapters of our country’s history” and to “ensure that our national parks, monuments and public lands are fully reflective of our nation’s diverse history and culture.” One of these new national monuments is the multi-site “Reconstruction National Monument” in Beaufort County, SC. It will include the Brick Baptist Church and Darrah Hall which are both in the Penn Center National Landmark Historic District on St. Helena Island, SC as well as the site of the Emancipation Oak at Camp Saxton in Port Royal. All of these sites have major significance to the spiritual and land rights story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation as well as to the on-going battle for freedom and full recognition of the contributions of people of African descent to America.
Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week 2016 Declared in Port Royal, SC!
The Town of Port Royal, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation proclaims “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week” for the third year in a row!