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Bystanders credited with saving lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway in Georgia
2 months ago

Bystanders credited with saving lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway in Georgia

LA Times  

The gangway collapsed Saturday afternoon on Sapelo Island in Georgia, killing seven people. “There was no time for anyone to get off,” said Icy White, who watched from about 30 feet away at the ferry dock on Sapelo Island. “It took seconds.” White’s family was among hundreds visiting the isolated Georgia barrier island Saturday for a fall festival spotlighting the …

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Georgia authorities investigating ‘catastrophic failure’ of dock gangway that collapsed, killing 7
2 months ago

Georgia authorities investigating ‘catastrophic failure’ of dock gangway that collapsed, killing 7

LA Times  

Festival goers who attended a Gullah Geechee festival on Sapelo Island leave the Elm Grove Church, where they were taken to reunite with loved ones on Sapelo Island, Ga., in McIntosh County on Sunday. Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven on Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered …

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At least seven dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on Georgia’s Sapelo Island
2 months ago

At least seven dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on Georgia’s Sapelo Island

LA Times  

Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of descendants of enslaved Black Americans. Brian Kemp said he and his family were “heartbroken by today’s tragedy on Sapelo Island.” “As state and local first …

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Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants’ zoning battle
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants’ zoning battle

Associated Press  

A judge on Wednesday ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of the one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants, who were looking to voters to undo zoning changes that residents say threaten their island homes. The judge sided with McIntosh County’s elected commissioners seeking to cancel the election, ruling that Georgia’s …

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Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community
5 months, 1 week ago

Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Zoning changes by a Georgia county that some residents say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants can’t be challenged with a referendum, an attorney said Monday in a letter to the judge considering a petition by local voters. Though Georgia’s state constitution allows citizens to force special elections on some decisions …

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Georgia slave descendants submit signatures to fight zoning changes they say threaten their homes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia slave descendants submit signatures to fight zoning changes they say threaten their homes

LA Times  

A utility pole stands in the middle of a marsh at sunset on Sapelo Island, Ga., a Gullah-Geechee community, May 16, 2013. Residents of one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants submitted signatures Tuesday, hoping to force a referendum on whether to reverse zoning changes that they fear will make them sell their land. Elected commissioners …

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Georgia slave descendants submit signatures to fight zoning changes they say threaten their homes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia slave descendants submit signatures to fight zoning changes they say threaten their homes

Associated Press  

DARIEN, Ga. — Residents of one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants submitted signatures Tuesday, hoping to force a referendum on whether to reverse zoning changes that they fear will make them sell their land. Elected commissioners in Georgia’s McIntosh County voted in September to weaken zoning restrictions that for decades helped protect Black residents of …

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Judge dismisses suit by Georgia slave descendants over technical errors. Lawyers vow to try again
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge dismisses suit by Georgia slave descendants over technical errors. Lawyers vow to try again

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia judge has thrown out a lawsuit accusing local officials of race discrimination when they approved zoning changes to one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Hogg Hummock residents not only named McIntosh County as a defendant but also its five individual commissioners. It also said …

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Slaves’ descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island
1 year, 2 months ago

Slaves’ descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia island community populated by slaves’ descendants, its Black residents hope to force a referendum that would give them the chance to override the zoning changes. “We’re trying to get this done quickly as possible,” said Maurice Bailey, a Hogg Hummock native whose group …

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Slave descendants vow to fight on after Georgia county approves larger homes for island enclave
1 year, 3 months ago

Slave descendants vow to fight on after Georgia county approves larger homes for island enclave

Associated Press  

DARIEN, Ga. — Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island vowed to keep fighting Tuesday after county commissioners voted to double the maximum size of homes allowed in their tiny enclave, which residents fear will accelerate the decline of one of the South’s few surviving Gullah-Geechee communities. Black residents of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island and …

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Descendants of enslaved Africans on Georgia island fear losing their culture and some property after a change in zoning laws
1 year, 3 months ago

Descendants of enslaved Africans on Georgia island fear losing their culture and some property after a change in zoning laws

CNN  

CNN — Descendants of enslaved Africans on Georgia’s Sapelo Island – one of the last intact Gullah Geechee communities in the state – are worried their cultural heritage and property could soon be lost after city officials voted to change the island’s zoning laws. Sapelo Island descendant Josiah “Jazz” Watts, 52, told CNN the county’s zoning plan “shocked us all,” …

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Island slave descendants settle Georgia discrimination suit
2 years, 4 months ago

Island slave descendants settle Georgia discrimination suit

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — An enclave of slave descendants on the Georgia coast have settled a federal lawsuit that claimed a lack of government services was eroding their island community, one of the few remaining Gullah-Geechee settlements on the Southeast U.S. coast. The agreement states residents of the tiny Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island will receive improved emergency services and …

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