share that this matters
today as it mattered three
centuries ago
“Unfortunately there are elements of our nation that have taken a stand that history and culture are not important, this should not be taught, should not be introduced; that this is irrelevant. And so the work that we do now is even more steadfast because we have to really share with the nation and the world that this matters today as it mattered three centuries ago.”
Michael Allen, a Gullah Geechee co-founder of the annual Sweetgrass Festival quoted in the article, ‘It speaks of heritage’: South Carolina sweetgrass festival preserves Gullah Geechee culture” by Adira R. Wakjer in the Guardian.
The festival, held in Mount Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston and home to 14 Gullah Geechee communities, aims to promote and preserve the tradition of sweetgrass weaving, a centuries-long tradition started by enslaved people in the region and passed down to future generations.
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