Kumbaya, “Come by here” in the Gullah language, the song of peace, the song of hope, is finally getting its due.  Henry Wylie, a member of the Gullah Geechee community,  recorded the first known version of the song  in 1926.   After my blogpost last week about the song’s origins in the traditions of the Gullah … Continue reading From Kumbaya to Forty Acres and A Mule: The Gullah Geechees aim to preserve their land