Hilton Head, SC: 93-yr-old Gullah Geechee grandmother fights displacement from home her family owned since the Civil War

[Emily]

I'm glad to see she's getting some support now.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fighting-injustice-on-hilton-head-island​

Sued by developers at 93, Hilton Head great-grandmother fights for her Jonesville Road land
By Blake Douglas Updated May 20, 2023 12:01 PM
“This land’s been in the family since the Civil War.” Standing in the middle of the property she’s called home for the last 30 years, Josephine Wright, 93, shared her family’s history over the clangor of power tools, construction trucks. The parcel had once belonged to her husband, a Gullah Geechee islander, before it passed to her after his death in 1998. He died on the property his family had owned for over 100 years, Wright said, ever since the plantations’ former slaves were freed by Union troops. The couple had seven children of their own, and today, Wright has a legacy of 40 grandchildren and 55 great grandchildren, including a great grandson born two weeks ago. “I want this to stay in the family,” Wright said.

Read more at: https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article275419991.html

Bakari Sellers and others pledge support to Josephine Wright in her fight for her land
By Blake Douglas Updated May 20, 2023 10:38 AM
When Josephine Wright’s extended family learned they would have a chance to speak directly to Hilton Head officials Friday evening, they bought their plane tickets immediately. Three of the Jonesville Road resident’s grandchildren secured flights on Thursday, traveling on short notice from as far as New Jersey and Maryland just so they could make it to a forum with local officials to advocate for their family’s land and their 93-year-old grandmother. She is the landowner who has been sued by Bailey Point LLC and is at the center of the latest conflict between multi-generational landowners and the developers that are seeking to reshape the island.

Read more at: https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article275585671.html

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