![]() Africans from this part of Africa knew how to plant, harvest, and process rice. Historically, around 1700, white plantation owners from the low country preferred to imported slaves from the western Africa coast area of Senegal down to Sierra Leone and Liberia where they are known for growing rice. A segment of African Americans who come from this area are called Gullah and speak a language of west African and English that forms a Creole dialect known as Geechee. The coastal area of South Carolina and Georgia, including sea islands, is known as the low country. 40 years later I discovered a different Beaufort, SC and a different local community. I was not use to the blatant racism of the south. My neighbor was from Kentucky and let it be known in every way that she was racist. I was shocked at the outward racism even among the military families. We moved to an off base housing for military families. So, I avoided the locals but didn’t stop me from hearing about their tales of black folks coming through the swamps of Florida into South Carolina to get numbers to play. I listened very hard and just couldn’t understand. I could barely interact with the locals because I could not understand what they were saying. I was alone and felt unsafe where we lived. I had no clue as to why I was attracted to this show about rich Charleston, SC white folks.įirst, I should state at the tender age of 17 years old my future husband was stationed in Beaufort, SC and I visited him there and then lived there few months until my escape. Then I discovered Sling where I can watch certain cable stations. I watched it when I was on cable and then there were a few years where I chose another option, firestick. I’m watching Bravo‘s reality show Southern Charm.
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