Gullah-Geechee Community Fights to Protect Heritage Amid Zoning Battle in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Attorneys representing the Hogg Hummock community in coastal McIntosh County, Georgia, have requested a judge to allow them to rectify technical issues in their civil complaint over zoning changes. They argue that these changes pose a threat to one of the last Gullah-Geechee communities, comprised of Black descendants of slaves in the South. The plaintiffs’ attorney argued that the lawsuit should not be dismissed, as it complies with a 2020 amendment to Georgia’s state constitution that deals with legal immunity for local and state governments. Residents of Hogg Hummock filed the lawsuit … Read more