U.S.'Idol' winner shines spotlight on South's Gullah Geechee culture

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves. "I speak another language," she said during the Fox TV show. "It's called Geechee." Glover, 23, is a native of rural St. Helena Island in the coastal South Carolina Lowcountry. ...

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