Gullah-Geechee Diasporas

Muhammad Fraser-Rahim is associate professor of Intelligence and Security Studies at The Citadel. He is the author of America's Other Muslims and Gullah Geechee Muslims in America.Elizabeth J. West is professor of English and the John B. and Elena Diaz-Verson Amos Distinguished Chair in English Letters at Georgia State University. Her books include Finding Francis and African Spirituality in Black Women's Fiction.

"Even before the US civil war, Gullah influences were seen in places such as Mississippi, Texas and the Caribbean, showing that the Gullah Geechee didn't remain remote, but rather migrated throughout the country, leaving evidence of their presence in their new homes. A new book, Gullah-Geechee Diasporas: Knowledge, Culture, and Black Lowcountry Legacies aims to highlight this impact through eight essays by pre-eminent scholars and historians. Edited by Muhammad Fraser-Rahim and Elizabeth J West, the text crafts a wider understanding of Gullah Geechee life and influence, through language, music and religion." - Adria Walker, The Guardian