Black Elders in Sapelo Island For Gullah Celebration Killed in Heartbreaking Incident. Now Leaders in Georgia Want Answers.
Around 700 people were visiting Georgia’s Sapelo Island for an annual celebration for the Gullah-Geechee community of Black ...
Saturday's deadly Sapelo gangplank collapse caused by 'catastrophic failure,' state says
Catastrophic failure” caused a gangway to collapse at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island Saturday, leading to seven deaths, ...
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Senator Mike Hodges Expresses Condolences for Sapelo Island Tragedy During Gullah Geechee Cultural Celebration
Senator Mike Hodges expressed condolences for the Sapelo Island dock tragedy during Cultural Day, praising first responders.
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.
Investigation launched into 'catastrophic failure' of Georgia island gangway
The state is not necessarily the best actor to be investigating itself,” attorney Francys Johnson, who is representing the ...
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Sapelo’s Gullah Geechee residents traumatized by joyous day turned tragic
Three days after Sapelo Island ferry dock collapse, Hog Hammock's Gullah Geechee community still trying to come to grips with festival deaths.
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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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 ...