“She is Gullah, one of 14 siblings in the blended family of St. Helena Island’s first-ever biracial couple. She grew up speaking Gullah and working the land; today she is a director at Penn Center National Historic Landmark District, a successful artist and a mother raising the next generation. Victoria is a living part of history.”

“Prayer houses are the spiritual foundation of who we are in America as enslaved people and as free people,” said Victoria A. Smalls. New York Times article, Saving Praise Houses Before Their African Lineage Is Forgotten