Logline
The first Head-of-State of the Gullah Geechee Nation and the fight for federal cultural recognition.
What the episode covers
- Marquetta Goodwine crowned Queen Quet Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, July 2, 2000.
- The federal Cultural Heritage Corridor designation, 2006 — signed into law after a decade of testimony.
- The ongoing work: land trust protections, language preservation, and community sovereignty on the Sea Islands today.
Production notes
Community-attributed traditional music only, no post-1928 material. All primary sources public domain (Library of Congress, National Archives, community archives) or community-controlled oral history. Screenplay filed with U.S. Copyright Office as part of the Gullah Geechee Biz Season 1 deposit.
Attribution
Written & Directed by Darryl Elliott Brown
Produced by Darryl Elliott Brown
A Gullah Geechee Biz Production
© 2026 Darryl Elliott Brown
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