Supporters of the referendum argued that letting wealthy outsiders build large vacation homes could raise property taxes.
Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community's deep history.
In a win for Gullah Geechee residents on Georgia’s sea islands, voters this week rejected an ordinance that doubled the ...
It is an advance to human rights that the story of the Gullah-Geechee people of South Carolina is today being told more often ...
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Gullah-Geechee community scores major win in referendum on Sapelo Island zoning ordinance
Voters in Georgia on Tuesday rejected an ordinance to build larger homes on Sapelo Island in a win for the Gullah-Geechee ...
Nearly 85% of voters who cast ballots in a referendum backed Gullah Geechee efforts to halt the construction of large homes ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a coastal Georgia county will decide Tuesday whether large homes should be allowed on remote ...
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