The last Gullah sermon? End of an era looms for endangered language

The last Gullah sermon? End of an era looms for endangered language

In South Carolina, Pastor Edward Alston is retiring, and Bible readings in Gullah – a unique dialect formed by enslaved people – face an uncertain fate

On a recent Sunday morning, Pastor Edward Alston approached a pulpit draped in immaculate white cloth and began to preach the gospel.

The reading came from Mark, chapter 12, verse 30 – Jesus’s great commandment. Alston looked down on the Bible as its red cover flopped out from his hand. He cleared his throat and began to read the noted scripture with a rare variation.

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