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The Darien News

The New York Times

The New York Times

 Friday July 30, 2020


JULY 27, 1942 REMEMBERED:

The day of the "taking" of Harris Neck Land

The Darien News

By Cecil Merkerson III

and Kathleen Russell 

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The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times

 Thursday, July 1, 2010


BLACK LANDOWNERS FIGHT TO RECLAIM GEORGIA HOME

The New York Times

By Shaila Dewan


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Savannah Now

The New York Times

The London Times

 Sunday April 19, 2009


 BARTON: END HARRIS NECK INJUSTICE 

The Savannah Morning News

Savannah Now

By Tom Barton

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The London Times

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The London Times

Saturday July 10, 2010


BLACK LANDOWNERS PREPARE

FOR FINAL BATTLE TO WIN BACK THRIVING SOCIETY

The London Times

By Catherine Philips

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Associated Press

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 Sunday Dec 2, 2001


 PROPERTY WRESTED FROM BLACKS VAST AP PROBE FINDS 

Associated Press

By TODD LEWAN
and DOLORES BARCLAY

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 Sunday March 17, 2002


FAMILIES EVICTED BY ARMY
CLAIM MCINTOSH REFUGE

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

By BILL OSINSKI




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aired: july 25, 2024

6 min Radio debut on National Public Radio, A call on Biden to Return ancestral land

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IT'S ALL DOCUMENTED

Community and Restitution-discover the compelling story of Harris Neck where events are told against a backdrop of historical land dispossession from its  original owners.  Journey through time to understand how and why this land was taken and learn the current status of the Harris Neck Movement.

 'There is a beginning': How an ancient song uncovered ancestral roots and centuries of pain for a Jacksonville man.


Winston Relaford's family has been able to trace its ancestry back to a small village in Sierra Leone through a five-sentence song.






 

Video

Amelia's Song

 

Amelia Dawley's Daughter - Mary Moran

Ujima Genealogy of Coastal Georgia

 

Mary Dawley Moran: A Low Country Georgia DNA Case Study

Video

The Language You Cry In....


 The Language You Cry In tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for and finds meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past 

Discover Harris Neck Land Trust's Rich History

60 Minutes With Mike Wallace

 

On February 20, 1983, 60 Minutes aired a segment on Harris Neck.  Through interviews with former Harris Neck residents, other members of McIntosh County, U.S. Fish and Wildlife employees and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior, Mike Wallace revealed the story of the Harris Neck community from its beginning through the first, but unsuccessful, movement for the return of the land.

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To order a DVD of this program, please contact: 
 

Maria Montas
CBS News Information Resources
524 West 57th Street
(510/2106)
New York, NY 10019
212-975-6495
Email: montasm@cbsnews.com
 

Price:  $49.50 + local sales tax

Truth To Power

 “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” ~ Goethe 

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