{"id":578,"date":"2015-11-12T16:57:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?p=578"},"modified":"2015-11-12T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T16:59:19","slug":"photoaudio-essays-on-santeria-and-gullahgeechee-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?p=578","title":{"rendered":"photo\/audio essays on Santer\u00eda and Gullah\/Geechee culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Audio:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.alexanderstreet.com.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu\/view\/work\/73343\" target=\"_blank\">Sacred Rhythms of Cuban Santer\u00eda<br \/>\n<\/a>produced by Olavo Al\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1995), 1 hour<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Contemporary Cuban Practice of Santer\u00eda<\/strong><br \/>\nPhotographed and captioned by Phil Clarke Hill<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-578 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=589'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cuban-Santeria04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cuban-Santeria04.jpg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Cuban-Santeria04-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-589'>\n\t\t\t\tThe ceremony of San Lazaro at El Rinc\u00f3n church lasts all night, culminating in a midnight mass. Over the course of the night and the following day, thousands of people from all walks of life visit to make offerings and ask for help from San Lazaro.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=588'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153611-1413263948645.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153611-1413263948645.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153611-1413263948645-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-588'>\n\t\t\t\tEach of these clay statues is an Ellegua, which Santer\u00eda adherents receive in order as they gradually complete their initiations.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=586'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153609-1413263949531.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153609-1413263949531.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153609-1413263949531-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-586'>\n\t\t\t\tA babalawo blessing the people with ceremonial corn powder. Over hundreds of years, believers have projected their worship of the Orishas onto images of Catholic saints. Nowadays, the religion is a true mixture of beliefs, with adherents taking different aspects on board\u2014either leaning towards the Catholic or African side, depending on their personal choices.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=585'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153608-1413263952012.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153608-1413263952012.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153608-1413263952012-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-585'>\n\t\t\t\tAnimal sacrifice is an integral part of the rituals. Before the sacrifice, the animal is passed between those involved to take away their negative energy, which will then be released through the animal&#8217;s death. Music is also an important part of the practice; the Orishas are raised and brought into the physical realm through drumming and African-style call-and-response chanting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=582'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153604-1413263953258.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153604-1413263953258.jpeg 446w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153604-1413263953258-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-582'>\n\t\t\t\tSanter\u00eda has been practiced in Cuba for hundreds of years, ever since the first slaves arrived from Nigeria. Many Cubans, even if they don\u2019t actively practice the religion, still consult santeros about issues in their lives.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=587'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153610-1413263949456.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153610-1413263949456.jpeg 446w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153610-1413263949456-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-587'>\n\t\t\t\tSanteros believe that blood rituals are necessary to release the negative energy and spirits of those involved. Certain parts of the ceremony have to be performed by a babalawo, who can only be a man who has reached the highest level of initiation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=584'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153607-1413263952166.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153607-1413263952166.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153607-1413263952166-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-584'>\n\t\t\t\tHerbal mixtures are used to cleanse those involved in the ceremony, in addition to the spraying of rum as a blessing. The mixtures are prepared by hand for a long time so they can encase the positive, cleansing energy from those making them.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=583'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153606-1413263952082.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153606-1413263952082.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153606-1413263952082-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-583'>\n\t\t\t\tSanter\u00eda is not regarded as an official religion by the state and therefore has no official places of worship; the ceremonies are carried out in the houses of the santeros. Various charms represent luck and protection. This pigeon was hanging above the door throughout the ritual, which lasts several days.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=581'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153603-1413263955583.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153603-1413263955583.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153603-1413263955583-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-581'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pilgrimage of San Lazaro is the largest religious event in Cuba. Every December 17, people come from all over the country to pray for good health or to be healed. Many of them go to great lengths to show their dedication, such as this man who dragged a concrete statue on his back for nine miles.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=580'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153602-1413263956352.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153602-1413263956352.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/153602-1413263956352-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-580'>\n\t\t\t\tSanteria grew in social ceneres called cabildos. The cabildo pictured is one of the oldest in Cuba; it\u2019s located in Palmira, which is often regarded as the birthplace of Santer\u00eda.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shadows of the Gullah Geechee<\/strong><br \/>\nPhotographed by Pete Marovich<br \/>\nCaptioned by\u00a0Jordan G. Teicher<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-578 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=605'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403130125.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403130125.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403130125.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403130125.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-605'>\n\t\t\t\tGullah Grub restaurant owner Bill Green and Ed Atkins hang out in Atkins Bait Shop, one of the oldest businesses in Beaufort County.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=604'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110349.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110349.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110349.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110349.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-604'>\n\t\t\t\tRobert Middleton, deacon at First African Baptist Church on St. Helena, sits in the Coffin Point praise house with an old bible that has been used in the praise house for over 60 years.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=603'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110261.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110261.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110261.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403110261.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-603'>\n\t\t\t\tJery Bennet Taylor sews sweetgrass baskets on the porch at Gullah Grub, a restaurant on St. Helena Island specializing in traditional Gullah food.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=602'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403100071.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403100071.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403100071.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201403100071.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-602'>\n\t\t\t\tQueen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine, Chieftess of the Gullah\/Geechee Nation, stands outside of one of the three remaining praise houses on St. Helena Island, S.C. Built during the slave era, they were small places of worship for the Gullah and still serve an important spiritual role in the Gullah community.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=601'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307290173.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307290173.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307290173.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307290173.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-601'>\n\t\t\t\tFrank Bailey with a tray full of freshly picked beans from his garden in the Hog Hammock community on Sapelo Island.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=600'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307270392.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307270392.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307270392.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/201307270392.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-600'>\n\t\t\t\tDarryl Stoneworth and his wife Angela carry the sweetgrass they harvested at the Okeetee Hunt Club near Hardeeville, South Carolina. With all of the traditional areas to harvest the grass in Mt. Pleasant now shut off to the Gullah due to the development of shopping centers and private residential communities, Stoneworth travels the 90 miles south to Hardeeville a few times each week during the month of July to pull the grass.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=599'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200605270209.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200605270209.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200605270209.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200605270209.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x686.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-599'>\n\t\t\t\tGolf carts from private communities on Daufuskie Island surround the First Union African Baptist. Traditionally a Gullah church, it is now also used by residents of the private gated communities and visitors to the island.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=598'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200403280049.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200403280049.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200403280049.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200403280049.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x671.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-598'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of the First Union African Baptist church discuss island issues and politics following a service on Daufuskie Island.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=595'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200308030090.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200308030090.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200308030090.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200308030090.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x671.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-595'>\n\t\t\t\tA young member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church walks toward the shore after being baptized in Skull Creek. Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church is one of the few churches on Hilton Head Island that still performs traditional river baptisms. Other churches have given up the practice as development has limited their access to the island&#8217;s waterways.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/?attachment_id=594'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1065\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200300000002.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200300000002.jpg.CROP_.original-original.jpg 1065w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200300000002.jpg.CROP_.original-original-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/digitalshange\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/200300000002.jpg.CROP_.original-original-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-594'>\n\t\t\t\tEddie Grant Jr. tends his mother&#8217;s garden as new condominiums rise along her property line. While Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0099&#8217;s family has managed to hold onto their land, many other Gullah Geechee residents have been forced to sell their property due to rampant development and escalating taxes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audio:\u00a0Sacred Rhythms of Cuban Santer\u00eda produced by Olavo Al\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1995), 1 hour On Contemporary Cuban Practice of Santer\u00eda Photographed and captioned by Phil Clarke Hill &nbsp; Shadows of the Gullah Geechee Photographed by Pete Marovich Captioned by\u00a0Jordan G. 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