Gullah Culture vs. Wealthy Landowners in Hilton Head
TL;DR
A legal dispute on Hilton Head Island highlights the struggle of the Gullah Geechee community to access ancestral burial sites amid rising development and gentrification by wealthy newcomers, revealing ongoing racial and cultural tensions over land and heritage preservation.
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Class and Identity in Hilton Head: The Gullah v. Wealthy Landowners The New York Times
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