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Slave descendants face local vote on whether wealthy can build large homes in their island enclave
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months agoDescendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously Monday evening as...
Slaves' descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoTwo weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia...
Slave descendants vow to fight on after Georgia county approves larger homes for island enclave
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 10 months agoDescendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island vowed to keep fighting Tuesday after...
Georgia's Unspoiled Barrier Islands Are All About Cultural and Natural Preservation — Here's What...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo Style Singapore· 9 months agoFor generations, the unspoiled islands along the coast of Georgia have been a treasured getaway....
Judge dismisses suit by Georgia slave descendants over technical errors. Lawyers vow to try again
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoA Georgia judge has thrown out a lawsuit accusing local officials of race discrimination when they...
Descendants fight to maintain historic Black communities. Keeping their legacy alive is complicated
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoSallie Ann Robinson proudly stands in the front yard of her grandmother’s South Carolina home. The...
Georgia county seeking to dismiss lawsuit by slave descendants over rezoning of their island homes
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoCounty commissioners in Georgia are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Black residents...
Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoCheryl Geidner figured council members in Volant, a tiny borough north of Pittsburgh, would adopt a preliminary year-end budget despite no discussions at public meetings on the proposed financials ...