Mary Fields School
Built for newly freed slaves it was the only schoolhouse on the island.  The school was made famous by Pat Conroy, the first white and first male to teach at the school in 1969; his book “The Water is Wide” was turned into the 1974 movie “Conrack” (his students mispronounced Conroy) starring Jon Voight; the movie was shot on Daufauskie Island; the school is currently used as a community center by First Union African Baptist Church; Old School Road

First Union African Baptist Church
Circa 1881 and on the National Historic Register; along with the Mary Fields School it is one of the few remaining original buildings used by the native Gullah residents on the island.  Sadly the church has lost almost all of its original Gullah parishioners because of resort and gated community development; however the church is still in operation; the Praise House (circa 1823) was the precursor to the church -- it was rebuilt in 2002; Praise Houses were the precursors to Black churches during slavery; Sunday worship 11a; Old School Road, Daufauskie Island; 843-842-5466

Daufauskie Day
June; Celebrates the rich history and culture of the native community that time has virtually forgotten; 843-842-9525

African Americans on the Sea Islands
Includes tour of Ft. Howell & Historic Mitchelville; Fridays at 2p; 843-689-6767

Daufauskie Island Historical/Cultural Tour
Only accessible by boat, it’s a 1-hour ferry ride and 2-hour on-board speaking bus tour; 843-816-5788

Gullah Heritage Trail Tours
Two-hour tour through 10 Hilton Head neighborhoods with emphasis on Gullah Culture; depart from & return to Welcome Center and The Discovery Museum of Hilton Head, 100 William Hilton Parkway; 843-681-7066

Native Island Business & Community Affairs Association
21 Cardinal Road, Suite 105; 843-689-9314
http://www.gullahcelebration.com

Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
843-805-3045; http://www.charlestoncvb.com

Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
1506 Prince Street; 843-986-1102; http://www.bcbcc.org

The Gullah Sentinel
Voice of the Lowcountry’s African American Community; Publisher, Jabari Moketsi; 2303 Boundary Street, Suite 1; 843-982-0500