Coastal Carolina University’s Athenaeum Press and Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies have been awarded an Access to Historic Records Major Initiatives grant from the National Archives and Records Administration ($270,327). This grant will assist in developing a centralized resources for digitized Gullah Geechee-related records and ephemera. The grant will run until Spring 2021.

We are working on a new website for the Gullah Geechee Digital Project. Until then, please read about the project in the following articles:

• Grant will help put treasure trove of Gullah communities’ records online (Charleston Post & Courier, December 2018)
• Coastal Carolina University scholars win $270,327 grant to digitize historic materials from Gullah Geechee communities (Charleston Chronicle, December 2018)