Roots & Rivers: Beaufort, South Carolina

Walk the streets of Beaufort, South Carolina, and you walk on sacred ground. This is the heart of the Gullah Geechee homeland — where African traditions survived the horrors of slavery, took root in the salt marsh soil, and bloomed into one of America's most distinctive and resilient cultures. From the antebellum homes along the Bay to the praise houses hidden in the woods of St. Helena Island, Beaufort holds the living memory of a people who refused to be erased. Roots & Rivers: Beaufort, South Carolina takes you deep into this history — the rice fields, the freedom colonies, the Reconstruction triumphs, and the ongoing fight to preserve Gullah Geechee land and legacy. Published by Gullah Geechee Biz.