10 Famous People you didn’t know are from Gullah Geechee Corridor
Michelle Obama
American Lawyer , Writer and was the first lady of USA who is married to the 44th President of United States, Barack Obama.
Michael Jordan
Former American Basketball Player, businessman, and owner of the Charlotte Hornets. “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.”- States in his biography on the NBA Website
Darius Rucker
American Singer who gained fame when was a lead vocalist & rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986.
American R&B singer and actress who won the twelfth season of American Idol. She is the first winner to have auditioned three times before being cast for the live show.
Mary Jackson
Was an Africa American mathematician and aerospace engineer at NASA, was the first black female engineer.
Julie Dash
An American Film Director, writer & Producer. She became the first African- American Lady to obtain general theatrical release in the US for the full length film “Daughters of the Dust”
Clarence Thomas
American judge, lawyer, and government official, who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Dan Driessen
A former Major League Baseball infielder also best known as a member of the Cincinnati Reds “Big Red Machine”
Joe Frazier
Is former American Boxer Joe Frazier who had defeated the great Muhammad Ali in the Fight Of the Century.
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So many lovely people and great proverb! Thank you for sharing.
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Stay tuned for more!! 😃
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And I thought gallah was an Australian word. We learn something every day. Thank you.
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When I was a child in Houston Texas, Black people from Louisiana were called Geechee.
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