Lifelong residents of a tiny Georgia island who are descended from slaves are pushing to give voters a chance to override local zoning changes that they say threaten one of the last Gullah-Geechee communities in the U.S. South.
Black residents of the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island packed a meeting of McIntosh County’s elected commissioners to oppose zoning changes that residents say favour wealthy buyers
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press - McIntosh County Commissioners voted to double the size of homes allowed in the Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island, sparking concerns that rising property values and tax increases will force out the indigenous population.