South Carolina honors Georgetown as a UNESCO site for the Middle Passage Project.

The bill recognizes Georgetown, South Carolina, as a designated site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Routes of Enslaved Peoples: Resistance, Liberty, and Heritage Project. It honors the city's historical significance in the transatlantic slave trade and the cultural legacy of the Gullah Geechee people. The bill commemorates the 500-year anniversary of the first African arrivals to Winyah Bay and the establishment of a Steering Committee to develop a Middle Passage Marker.

South Carolina honors Georgetown as a UNESCO site for the Middle Passage Project.

The bill recognizes Georgetown, South Carolina, as a designated site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Routes of Enslaved Peoples: Resistance, Liberty, and Heritage Project. It honors the city's historical significance in the transatlantic slave trade and the cultural legacy of the Gullah Geechee people. The bill commemorates the 500-year anniversary of the first African arrivals to Winyah Bay and the establishment of a Steering Committee to develop a Middle Passage Marker.