A fatal gangway collapse stresses an island celebrating Gullah Geechee culture
At least seven people died after the gangway collapsed at Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, state authorities said.
Dock Tragedy Strikes a Georgia Community Fighting to Protect Its Culture
The deaths of seven people on Sapelo Island have brought to the fore longstanding frustrations among its Gullah Geechee ...
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Seven Die in Gangway Collapse on Sapelo Island Amidst Cultural Festivity Honoring Gullah Geechee Heritage
Seven people died when a ferry gangway collapsed during a Gullah Geechee cultural event on Sapelo Island, Georgia.
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Celebration of Bluffton’s Gullah influence is sweet music to today’s ears | Opinion
Luke Peeples saw and heard the beauty of the Gullah culture that infused South Carolina’s Lowcountry. It and his unusual ...
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Sapelo dock victims hire civil rights attorneys
Victims injured in the Marsh Landing Dock collapse have hired civil rights attorneys after the incident left seven dead and ...
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Eyewitness video captures frantic efforts to save lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway
Eyewitness video from the scene of a deadly gangway collapse at a dock in Georgia shows bystanders jumping into action after ...
Eyewitness describes the deadly dock walkway collapse in Georgia that left seven dead
Icy White’s family was among hundreds visiting the isolated Georgia barrier island Saturday for a fall festival spotlighting the history and culture of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave ...