Event Title
Marketing the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor: Is There a Better Way?
Event Type
Panel Discussion
Location
EHFA 164
Start Date
6-3-2020 8:00 AM
End Date
6-3-2020 8:50 AM
Description
Black historic sites and museums are flourishing across the South as a wave of interest in Black history has sparked a renewed enthusiasm for African American heritage tourism -- including in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. What do we need to do ensure that our Gullah Geechee communities benefit from this curiosity about their culture and history? Come share your thoughts with the leadership of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Commission and their consultants from Mandala Research. Hear about the research they are doing to create a strategic heritage tourism marketing plan for the Corridor and share your insights on what needs to be done.
Recommended Citation
"Marketing the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor: Is There a Better Way?" (2020). International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference. 1.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/iggad/2020/panelpresentations/1
Marketing the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor: Is There a Better Way?
EHFA 164
Black historic sites and museums are flourishing across the South as a wave of interest in Black history has sparked a renewed enthusiasm for African American heritage tourism -- including in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. What do we need to do ensure that our Gullah Geechee communities benefit from this curiosity about their culture and history? Come share your thoughts with the leadership of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Commission and their consultants from Mandala Research. Hear about the research they are doing to create a strategic heritage tourism marketing plan for the Corridor and share your insights on what needs to be done.
Comments
Facilitators: Heather Hodges, Gullah Geechee Corridor; Laura Mandala, Mandala Research