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Photograph of the Sea Island Singers posing with U.S. president George W. Bush and Laura Bush at Sea Island, Georgia during the G8 Summit in 2004. From left, Doug Quimby, Frankie Quimby, George Bush, Laura Bush, and Tony Merrell.The Georgia Sea Island Singers are a group of African Americans who travel the world to share the songs, stories, dances, games, and language of their Gullah heritage. Started sometime in the early 1900s and composed of many individuals over time, the current generation of singers includes Frankie Sullivan Quimby; her husband, Doug Quimby; and Tony Merrell.
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  1. African American Men
  2. African American Musicians
  3. African American Singers
  4. African American Women
  5. African American Women Musicians
  6. African American Women Singers
  7. African Americans
  8. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946
  9. Bush, Laura Welch, 1946
  10. Georgia
  11. Gullah Women
  12. Gullahs
  13. Men
  14. Merrell, Tony
  15. Musicians
  16. Presidents
  17. Presidents' Spouses
  18. Quimby, Doug
  19. Quimby, Frankie
  20. Sea Island
  21. Sea Island Singers
  22. Singers
  23. United States
  24. Women
  25. Women Musicians

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