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Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Salute Decoration Day & Freedom Celebration

May 28, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Jayn we fa de
Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Salute
Decoration Day Commemoration
& Freedom Celebration

Jayn we fa de
Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Salute
Decoration Day Commemoration
& Freedom Celebration

Jayn we as we honor de ancestors
pun historic St. Helena Island, SC een de
Gullah/Geechee Nation and celebrate freedom!

Saturday, May 28, 2022
Noon to 3 pm

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation ( www.QueenQuet.com ) will lead the opening libation ceremony and do a historic tribute to the ancestors that fought during the US Civil War and those that continue to fight to hold on to Gullah/Geechee Land.

Bring flowers and drums for tributes.

Support Gullah/Geechee craft artists and traditions keepers.

Visit the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park.

Support the continued ownership of land by native Gullah/Geechees.

Venue

Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive,St. Helena Island,29920,US