For the Gullah Geechee people, sea-level rise and climate change could mean a loss of ancestral land and a 300-year-old culture.
Author: Zoe Nicholson, Savannah Morning News
They settled on a Georgia island while enslaved. Now they fight rising seas, land loss to preserve culture.
The historic Gullah Geechee community came to Sapelo Island while enslaved and made it their home. Centuries later, they’re fighting for survival.