When it comes to the Gullah people one has to know about the history that falls behind this group. The Gullah people were a fundamental factor in the cultivation of rice as they were a community of African descendants who lived along the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. In addition to their solid group they were able to maintain their African heritage than other group. The group is tied to the creole language similar to the Krio of Sierra Leone, and was skilled in the creation of African made handcrafts. In this paper I will discuss how the Gullah people were significant in the connection to the transatlantic slave trade, the diseases that occurred while the trade originated, and how the nature of this culture managed to live on their heritage