“Like most folks, I met Cornelia Walker Bailey—a dark sturdy trunk of a woman, handsome and regal—when I first set foot on the exquisite spit of land, 11 miles by 4 miles, that sits nestled in the lush marshland off the coast of Georgia…”

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Commentary: The legacy of Cornelia Walker Bailey, the griot of Sapelo Island

Tags: Cornelia Walker Bailey, Gullah-Geechee culture, Sapelo Island history