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Place two communities together. Find the rhythms, foods, languages and traditions that travelled — and the ones each region made its own.
United States
Living Legacies
From Gullah shores to Black Wall Street — a republic remade.
South America
Kingdoms Reimagined
Quilombos, samba, and the Black heart of the Americas.
Countries
United States
BrazilColombiaSurinameEcuadorPeru
Music
GospelBluesJazzHip-Hop
SambaBossa novaCurrulaoChampeta
Food
Lowcountry riceSoul foodCreole gumbo
FeijoadaAcarajéSancocho
Languages
EnglishGullah GeecheeAAVE
PortugueseSpanishSranan Tongo
Cultural Themes
Gullah GeecheeAfricatownGreat MigrationBlack Wall StreetHBCUsCivil Rights
QuilombosSambaCapoeiraCandombléAfro-Pacific traditions
Historical timeline · United States
1619
Arrival at Point Comfort
1739
Stono Rebellion
1808
U.S. ends Atlantic trade
1865
Emancipation & Juneteenth
Historical timeline · South America
1538
First enslaved Africans in Brazil
1605
Quilombo dos Palmares founded
1695
Zumbi of Palmares killed
1713
San Basilio de Palenque recognised
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