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A panel that represents life in West Africa before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade from Vermelle “Bunny” Rodrigues’  Gullah Ooman quilt. Photo credit | Janette Rodrigues

A panel that represents life in West Africa before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade from Vermelle “Bunny” Rodrigues’ Gullah O’oman quilt. Photo credit | Janette Rodrigues

Blue bottle trees are still seen throughout the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor that runs from the coastal North Carolina to coastal Florida. The trees are used to ward off evil spirits. Photo credit | Janette Rodrigues

Gullah Museum co-founder Andrew Rodrigues gives a talk on Gullah Geechee history. Photo credit | Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg

Gullah Museum co-founder Andrew Rodrigues gives a talk on Gullah Geechee history. Photo credit | Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg

Sweetgrass baskets by Bunny’s cousin Vera Manigault, a master artisan in this traditional Gullah craft. Photo credit | National Park Service

Sweetgrass baskets by Bunny’s cousin Vera Manigault, a master artisan in this traditional Gullah craft. Photo credit | National Park Service

Gullah-Geechee style strip quilt.

Among the Gullah Geechee quilting traditions is a style called a “strip quilt.” Photo credit | Janette Rodrigues

The Gullah Museum aims to educate people about Gullah Geechee people, history and culture. Photo credit | Janette Rodrigues

Vermelle “Bunny” Smith Rodrigues with her Michelle Obama Family Story Quilt.