Luana M. Graves Sellars has been telling the Gullah Geechee story for close to a decade. As a historical and preservationist, her work has inspired audiences?those of Gullah culture and others?to explore and grow their own culture or to discover their newly found roots. She combines the present and the past with intimate and personable connections, giving her readers a unique peek behind the curtain of time.

Painter and artist Sonja Griffin Evans has a uniquely vivid artistic style that combines contemporary art and cultural traditions. In this book, she offers an extensive collection of her celebrated paintings. Her art captures the imagination as it tells the story of history and of the moment.