May 08 2024 30 mins
Season two of Curious Roots continues with the second part of our interview with Mr. Winston Relaford. He shares the difficulties of attempting to get justice from the federal government and the struggle to find politicians who are willing to stand up and do what’s right. Mr. Relaford also reminds us what it means to have Harris Neck restored both to the community and to the cultural legacy of Gullah Geechee descendants across the world. Learn more about the African American Redress Network and their work with Harris Neck and many other communities.
Support Gullah Geechee communities on St. Helena and Sapelo Island by following Protect St. Helena And Saving Our Legacy Ourself (SOLO). To get started on the journey to find your Coastal Georgia roots, start with Terri Ward and Ujima Genealogy. Music in this episode is courtesy of the Free Music Archive from Makaih Beats “Reflection” (licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License) and ”Kana Tente” by Foday Musa Suso (licensed under a FMA-Limited: Download Only License).
Image: Map of Mcintosh County GA. white with black lines and colorful dots created by W. E. B. Du Bois, The Georgia Negro McIntosh County, Georgia. McIntosh County Paris Georgia France, ca. 1900. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2013650363/.