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Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture: Gullah Communities in South Carolina

Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture: Gullah Communities in South Carolina

Patricia Randolph Leigh, J. Herman Blake, Emily L. Moore
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781615207930|ISBN10: 1615207937|EISBN13: 9781615207947
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-793-0.ch009
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Leigh, Patricia Randolph, et al. "Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture: Gullah Communities in South Carolina." International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives, edited by Patricia Randolph Leigh, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 173-192. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-793-0.ch009

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Leigh, P. R., Blake, J. H., & Moore, E. L. (2011). Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture: Gullah Communities in South Carolina. In P. Randolph Leigh (Ed.), International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives (pp. 173-192). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-793-0.ch009

Chicago

Leigh, Patricia Randolph, J. Herman Blake, and Emily L. Moore. "Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture: Gullah Communities in South Carolina." In International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives, edited by Patricia Randolph Leigh, 173-192. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-793-0.ch009

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors explore the history of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. In examining the history of oppression and isolation of Black Americans of Gullah descent, the authors look at how a history of racism and inequity set the stage for the digital inequities experienced by Gullah communities since the onset of the information age. They find that despite the Gullahs’ tenacious struggles for education and literacy during enslavement, many are left behind in this age of digital technology. The authors examine the effects that the isolated and closed Gullah communities, which were forced conditions during slavery, had upon many Gullahs’ reluctance and resistance to engagement in information communication technologies (ICTs) centuries later. They contend that this continued isolation inadvertently contributed to the loss of Gullah land as well as a pattern of gentrification that severely compromises Gullah traditions and values.

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