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Decoration Day, an Old Fashion Memorial Day Celebration
Gullah Kinfolk Traveling Theater will be presenting “Decoration Day, an Old Fashion Memorial Day Celebration” for two shows.
When and where
Date and time
Starts on Thursday, May 25 · 7pm EDT
Location
USCB Center for the Arts 805 Carteret Street Beaufort, SC 29902
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About this event
Gullah Kinfolk Traveling Theater will be presenting “Decoration Day, an Old Fashion Memorial Day Celebration” for two shows on Thursday, May 25, 7 PM and Saturday, May 27, 3 PM, at the USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts.
The play, led by character Aunt Pearlie Sue, brought to life by Anita Singleton-Prather, tells the patriotic story through musical numbers by the Gullah Kinfolk troupe. The performances will transport the audience back in time to experience Memorial Day “like it ustah' be,” equipped with the parade, dances at Sam's Stokes Greasy Garage, Silas Green from New Orleans Carnival, story of the Grand Army Hall and Beaufort National Cemetery, as well as Tootie, and Gullah-licious nibbles. All known as events to commemorate the historic Decoration Day.
Decoration Day, also known as Memorial Day, was first celebrated by African Americans in 1865, right after the end of the Civil War. Decoration Day honored the newly liberated enslaved people and those Blacks who served and perished in the Civil War.
About the organizer
Our mission is to showcase, promote and preserve the unique and rich Gullah Geechee heritage of the Sea Islands of Beaufort South Carolina, the taproot..."Genesis" of African American history through interactive storytelling, Gullah music, movie production, and theater.