Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America

Jul 19, 2014

0h 47m

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Overview

75% of all enslaved Africans coming to America came in through Beaufort and the sea islands of South Carolina. This beautiful and picturesque tourist destination, by its unique history is the epicenter of the Gullah culture and the foundation of African American history; the result of the mingling of West African slaves with the plantation culture awaiting them in America.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Anchor Media Group

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Cast

Narrator

Anita Singleton-Prather

Plantation Owner's Daughter

Margaret Lavigne

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Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America

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