Emanuele Cini Caroline Bailey
The Sapelo Island red peas.
Cornelia Bailey Is a 70yrs old woman from a small island called hulk hammock , which means an elevated piece of land surrounded by salty water. Cornelia was born and raised in the same island to slave decedents and very aware of her history from the time they were Muslim slave 1790s to the point they were baptized in baptist church.
The island people preferably called “the Gichi” are farmers in a small island without much development except farming and fishing.
Cornelia is one of the people who started an organization to mobilise farmers to grow red peas which is characterized with a red color, doesn’t lose shape after cooking doesn’t get mushy and is creamy inside after its cooked. This particular peas is used in new year and thanksgiving; its grown in small quantity but are working on growing more through the help of donations.
Video table of contents
- Name origin and date of birthPresentazione personale
- Personal La storia della famiglia dalla schiavitù ad oggihistory from slavery until today
- History of the island
- The Education system on the islandIl sistema scolastico sull'isola
- Information on the red peas
- The tax system effect
- The Island vegetationLa vegetazione presente sull'isola
- Fishng and other sources of meatLa pesca e altre forme di produzione della carne
- Medicinal plants
- Childhood memories
Interview information
Country: US
City: Sapelo Island, Georgia
Altitude: 0m s.l.m.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapelo_Island
Cornelia Bailey
Year: 1945
City: Sapelo Island
Languages: Inglese
Document by: Luca Percivalle, Leah Nairesiai Lekanayia
Video by: Martina Miccione
Created: 13-11-2014
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