Whenever Nikki Williams’ feet touch the soil on Sapelo Island, Georgia, memories of her youth flood back vividly. Every fall, ...
SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Not done fighting yet. That’s what some members of one of Georgia’s last intact Gullah communities is telling their county leaders. They’re bringing a ...
“The heart of every Georgian is with the Gullah Geechee community & the people of Sapelo Island tonight.” The Sapelo Island Ferry will resume operations Monday, according to the natural ...
Sapelo Island is a state-protected barrier island in southeastern ... Most of the island’s permanent residents live in the Hog Hammock community, home to African-Americans of Gullah-Geechee descent, ...
Small coastal communities descended from enslaved island populations in the South — known as Gullah, or Geechee in Georgia — are scattered from North Carolina to Florida, including on Sapelo ...
She is an author, preservationist, and performance artist.Wikipedia The Gullah-Geechee residents of Sapelo Island were already facing a number of stressors: gentrification, tax hikes and an ...