Shame on #mcintoshCountyGa. While the people of #SapeloIsland are still voting to repeal a zoning change that would devastate the Gullah Geechee community in favor of developers, the board is trying to pass another, worse one, as well as astronomically raising taxes.

Behind #SapeloIsland, #Georgia's harmful zoning ordinance are forces aiming to deprive the native islanders of their birthright: land passed down to them by their ancestors.

Read the final story in the “#GullahGeechee vs. Greed” series on the fight to preserve the community:https://bit.ly/49itWl5

Digital art depicting a red and white striped lighthouse as viewed from the water's edge with marsh grasses in the foreground. There are trees clumped around the base of the lighthouse with skies that are a cheerful mix of blue skies and white clouds.

"I can think of no other edifice constructed by man as altruistic as a lighthouse. They were built only to serve." George Bernard Shaw

The Sapelo Island Lighthouse on Georgia's Coast ☀️💛

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#Georgia #DigitalArt #Art #Lighthouse #GeorgiaCoast #SapeloIsland #Coastal

#SapeloIsland's natural beauty and culture inspired Parthenia Myers to locate her nonprofit, the Mystic Roots Foundation, there.

Catch up on the work the SPLC is doing to help defend the island from zoning changes that threaten longstanding community members: https://bit.ly/4hpZzeQ

The Gullah-Geechee residents of #Georgia’s #SapeloIsland are descendants of people who built lives there 150+ years ago after emancipation.

Read how the SPLC is standing alongside families fighting in court to protect their homes, culture and legacy 📲: https://bit.ly/4hpZzeQ

🚨 #Georgia’s #SapeloIsland — one of few intact #GullahGeechee communities — is under threat.

They're fighting zoning changes that will make way for wealthy newcomers while pushing out long-standing families.

The first story in “Gullah-Geechee vs. Greed” 📲: https://bit.ly/3VQh79X

Georgia’s Highest Court Sides With Sapelo Island Residents to Put Land Battle on Ballot Residents have been in a fight with county leaders over their voting rights and zoning changes that threaten to lead to displacement.

In a win for Black landowners, Georgia’s highest court unanimously sided with #GullahGeechee communities in a long-standing zoning battle on #SapeloIsland. #Legal #Georgia
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Ga. Supreme Court upholds citizens' right to vote to repeal Sapelo zoning - The Current Georgia Supreme Court upholds right of McIntosh County residents to vote on controversial zoning decision affecting Gullah-Geechee enclave on Sapelo Island.

FINALLY, a step in the right direction!!!
#SapeloIsland #Gullah #AncestralLand

🚨Georgia’s #GullahGeechee community on #SapeloIsland — descendants of enslaved West Africans — is under threat.🚨

The SPLC is proud to fight in court to defend the community 🤝. Learn more about the case: www.splcenter.org/resources/ci...

#SPLCGA #LandJustice

Estuaries: A sense of place #SapeloIsland #McIntoshCountyGeorgia and connections to #CarlowIreland through slaveholder #PierceButler #speirgorm youtu.be/smzbJLYCnEI?...

Constitution in focus as Georgia Supreme Court hears Sapelo Island case Georgia Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in an appeal of a lower court ruling that halted a referendum led by Sapelo Island residents.

ICMYI, Sapelo Island went to the state Supreme Court this week – seemingly all of Sapelo. Dozens of residents either watched in the chambers or stood out front holding “STAND WITH SAPELO” signs. As for the ruling … be patient. The deadline is Nov. 18. #sapeloisland
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The splendor and tragedy of Sapelo Island on the Georgia coast Sixteen thousand acres of sand, wide beach, maritime forest and boundless salt marsh, Sapelo Island on Georgia's coast is a place of superb natural splendor.

#Georgia #SapeloIsland

Photo of Yvonne Grovner, Gullah-Geechee master basket weaver, as featured on: https://www.jekyllisland.com/magazine/master-of-the-craft/

On Sapelo Island, GA, the Gullah Geechee cultural tradition of sweet grass basketry is still a rich traditional craft. Yvonne Grovner is considered a master of this folk art form. #Folklore #GeorgiaFolklore #GullahGeechee #SapeloIsland #YvonneGrovner

Seven dead, six critically injured after gangway collapses in Georgia At least 20 people went into the water when the gangway on Sapelo Island collapsed, state officials said.

👇🇺🇸"Seven dead, six critically injured after gangway collapses in Georgia" #GangwayTragedy #Georgia
#SapeloIsland

At least 7 dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on Georgia's Sapelo Island Authorities say at least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island.

At least 7 dead after FERRY DOCK GANGWAY collapses on #Georgia's Sapelo Island

At least 20 people went into the water when the #gangway on #SapeloIsland collapsed, state officials said.

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