Interesting BBC Magazine article - Gullah Geechee: Descendants of slaves fight for their land12/7/2016 Gullah Geechee: Descendants of slaves fight for their land Descendants of West African slaves in South Carolina are fighting to prevent their land from being confiscated and auctioned. Can they save a traditional way of life that has survived for the one and half centuries since emancipation?
The first Lillian Milton knew about it was when she arrived at the local council offices to settle her tax bill. She was told her home had been sold because she had not paid a $250 levy for a sewer service. She was shocked - at that point she had not even been connected to the sewer system. |
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