A South Carolina family has reached a settlement after fighting to save their ancestral land from a developer who tried to take down the home to make way for a subdivision. The property at the center of the dispute belongs to Josephine Wright, a Gullah-Geechee woman who recently died at age 94 after fighting valiantly… Continue reading Family Of Late Gullah Matriarch Josephine Wright Reaches Settlement After Fighting To Save Their Ancestral Land From A Developer
Tyler Perry took to social media to mourn the death of Josephine Wright, the 94-year-old woman who made national headlines for fighting against developers to keep her home on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Her fight brought larger attention to situations in South Carolina and Georgia where developers are taking land from the Gullah… Continue reading Josephine Wright, Gullah Matriarch Who Fought Developers To Keep Hilton Head Home, Dies At 94 And Mourned Tyler Perry, Who Brought Awareness