Descendants of Enslaved People in South Carolina Sue Landowners for Blocking Access to Sacred Cemetery
May 01, 2025
May 01, 2025
NEW YORK, May 1 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 30, 2025:
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Descendants of Enslaved People in South Carolina Sue Landowners for Blocking Access to Sacred Cemetery
Case emerges from broader struggle of Gullah Geechee community to protect land and heritage from development, gentrification, and systemic erasure
Beaufort, SC - Descendants of enslaved people on St. Helena Island in South Carolin . . .
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Descendants of Enslaved People in South Carolina Sue Landowners for Blocking Access to Sacred Cemetery
Case emerges from broader struggle of Gullah Geechee community to protect land and heritage from development, gentrification, and systemic erasure
Beaufort, SC - Descendants of enslaved people on St. Helena Island in South Carolin . . .