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Oral Histories

The SFA oral history program documents life stories from the American South. Collecting these stories, we honor the people whose labor defines the region. If you would like to contribute to SFA’s oral history collections, please send your ideas for oral history along with your CV or Resume and a portfolio of prior oral history work to info@southernfoodways.org.

ORAL HISTORY

Charlotte Jenkins

Charlotte Ascue Jenkins was raised in Awendaw, South Carolina. She left the Lowcountry for the bustle of New York, where she married her husband, Frank, who grew up in Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina with Gullah roots like Charlotte’s.  In 1995 the couple opened Gullah Cuisine in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Together they published a cookbook, Gullah Cuisine: By Land and By Sea. Gullah Cuisine closed its doors in October 2014. Jenkins continues operating her catering business.

Date of interview:
2015-03-05

Interviewer:
Sara Wood

Photographer:
Sara Wood

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