Tax targeting Gullah-Geechee landowners on Sapelo Island could force land loss The effort to reassess the Hogg Hummock property is the latest move that could force Gullah-Geechee descendants from Georgia island.

Tax targeting Gullah-Geechee landowners on Sapelo Island could force land loss
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GA Supreme Court rules in favor of Gullah Geechee communities in Sapelo Island zoning case 5 months after hearing the case, the Georgia Supreme Court had made their ruling concerning development and zoning on Sapelo Island.

Excellent news for the Gullah Geechee people of Sapelo Island! #Georgia #Sapelo #Gullah

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GA Supreme Court hears Sapelo Island zoning case The court held oral arguments in the three cases dealing with zoning code that allows for larger homes to be built on the island, that’s home to one of the state’s last in-tact Gullah Geechee communit...

A brief recap of yesterday's #Sapelo zoning case arguments before the GA Supreme Court from @wtoc.com

#resist #georgia #state #freedom #slaves #sapelo #geechee #united #history Free American Landowners never actually OWN land any govt can take away. Free Americans are not free if the govt can take it away. Fight free or die enslaved

Savannah Skinny (Live from the ATL edition). I’m writing from outside the Georgia Supreme Court chambers this morning. At 10 a.m., the justices will hear Sapelo Islanders’ appeal of a lower court decision to halt an election that sought to repeal a zoning decision. #sapelo

Photo from The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Home on Sapelo Island in the Hog Hammock community. This entire home is painted haint blue!

"Don't let de (the) Boo Hag Ride ya (you)" - old Gullah-Geeche saying. Artist of this piece is unknown to me, and I have tried to locate them! If you know, please advise me.

The Boo-Hag from the Gullah-Geechee people in the SE Coastal areas of the USA, to include Sapelo Island, GA, holds its own place in hag folklore. One form known as the "slip-skin-hag" will throw off pursuers down through the swamp where surely death will follow. #SwampSunday #Gullah #Sapelo (1 of 3)

I did my graduate work on #Sapelo Island. The community there is incredible, and my heart is broken. Please hold them close in your hearts.