The Gullah are a community living in coastal areas of South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia, where they fish and farm. The ancestors of the Gullah trace back to Charleston, South Carolina, where there was a port for the Atlantic slave trade, which was the most commonly used port in North America. Gullah is “more than simply the language and name of a people. It contains the essence of struggle, spirituality, perseverance and tradition” (South Carolina Business and Industry). Their relatives are West Africans who suffered many hardships and are honored and remembered for the rare preservation of African culture that the Gullah keep alive. The Gullah truly live by the significant words that "If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you come from" (U.S. Department of State). They use African names, carry on African folktales and create African crafts. The Gullah have been able to maintain their African heritage because they are isolated from other influences due to the isolation of the Sea Islands. Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon accurately portrays the Gullah as a productive community in which Pilate affiliates himself and discovers his true individuality. Pilate's life journey is a collection of places she has been to because of her love of geography and her habit of collecting rocks from her various visits. She becomes intrigued by a group of people living off the coast of Virginia while she is on the mainland. Pilate becomes independent and self-sufficient because at one point he lives and works on the coastal islands off the coast of Virginia with the Gullah people. He recognizes how the people of the island "[do] not mix much with the other negroes, but [are] respected by them" (Morrison 146). Pilate likes this... middle of paper... late he did. Pilate was nonviolent and chose the Gullah to lead her to independence and happiness. The guitar will not feel fulfilled or have any respect for itself in the Seven Days. He must find a positive community where he feels welcomed and can honor his ailing father without having to take revenge on anyone. Works Cited1. Morrison, Tonini. Song of Songs. New York: Vintage Books, 1977. Print.2. South Carolina Business and Industry. "Gullah in South Carolina." Gullah SC.Member Better Business Bureau of South Carolina, nd Web. April 9, 2010. .3. US Department of State. "Once in danger of disappearing, America's Gullah culture now thrives." America.gov. Np, 18 February 2010. Web. 26 May 2010.20100217163730GLnesnoM0.1222498.html>.