Tommy Dew
Gloria Barr Ford is a retired administrative assistant with Coastal Carolina University of Conway, SC.
She is a native of North Santee located in Georgetown County, SC and so named for the Santee Indians that inhabited the area years earlier. She is currently Thursday's Gullah presenter at de Gullah Theatre at Boone Hall Plantation.
You can say that Gloria grew up “Gullah” having a great-grandmother who spoke fluent Gullah and told many Gullah stories including ones of her young life of being a slave. Her grandmother, mother, and other family members also contributed to her Gullah education and love for the language.
She is a member of the South Carolina Arts Commission which has allowed her to share her knowledge with elementary and high school children all over the county, along with churches and senior citizens groups, colleges and various civic groups. She has written a book of poems entitled “Empowered By the Spirit” which includes some poems and family stories about Gullah. She has also recorded two CD's entitled “De Gullah een Me” and “Ebry Time Ah Feel De Spirrit” Her presentation includes Gullah Spirituals, Gullah Jokes and Gullah Tales. Gloria is also an ordained itinerant evangelist with the African, Methodist, Episcopal (A.M.E.) church and the Palmetto A.M.E. Conference.
She is a native of North Santee located in Georgetown County, SC and so named for the Santee Indians that inhabited the area years earlier. She is currently Thursday's Gullah presenter at de Gullah Theatre at Boone Hall Plantation.
You can say that Gloria grew up “Gullah” having a great-grandmother who spoke fluent Gullah and told many Gullah stories including ones of her young life of being a slave. Her grandmother, mother, and other family members also contributed to her Gullah education and love for the language.
She is a member of the South Carolina Arts Commission which has allowed her to share her knowledge with elementary and high school children all over the county, along with churches and senior citizens groups, colleges and various civic groups. She has written a book of poems entitled “Empowered By the Spirit” which includes some poems and family stories about Gullah. She has also recorded two CD's entitled “De Gullah een Me” and “Ebry Time Ah Feel De Spirrit” Her presentation includes Gullah Spirituals, Gullah Jokes and Gullah Tales. Gloria is also an ordained itinerant evangelist with the African, Methodist, Episcopal (A.M.E.) church and the Palmetto A.M.E. Conference.
