Sapelo Island Geechee Red Peas are not only tasty, they also represent culture, history and tradition on Sapelo Island. Believed to have been brought over from West Africa during the slave trade, the very same non-altered peas are grown on Sapelo Island. Cornelia Bailey talks Sapelo Red peas… take a few minutes to learn about these jewels of the Georgia Barrier Islands.  Click on the video below.