Nonprofit works to help Black landowners and reclaim Black land starting with Sapelo Island
Amber Smith, For Beacon Magazine
Published
7:54 am UTC Feb. 10, 2021
Beacon Magazine and the Savannah Morning News explore the effects of race and class discrimination in Savannah institutions and offer solutions to overcoming the obstacles that divide us.
Map of Sapelo IslandPhoto courtesy of Black Land Matters
Not far from Savannah, on Sapelo Island, lies Hog Hammock. This small Black community is a striking example of how culture can be preserved. As one of the last surviving intact Gullah Geechee communities, life in Hog Hammock is still much like it was in the 1700s.