Gullah-Geechee Residents Fight Sapelo Island Development

Gullah-Geechee Residents Fight Sapelo Island Development

Most of Sapelo Island is a wildlife preserve owned by the state: bright white beaches, wide-open salt marsh and giant live oak trees with Spanish […]

How Slaves Shaped American Cooking

How Slaves Shaped American Cooking

Growing up on Sapelo Island, Georgia, Cornelia Walker Bailey never thought of red peas as anything special. Sapelo, a barrier island about the size of […]

Taxes Threaten an Island Culture in Georgia

Taxes Threaten an Island Culture in Georgia

SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. — Once the huge property tax bills started coming, telephones started ringing. It did not take long for the 50 or so […]

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