![]() ![]() This is about land ownership, this is about heirs’ property, which we know we deal with a lot down here.” “This is about generation wealth, it’s very difficult to obtain. “I’ve spoken to (them) about the fact that there is a concerted effort to take property from Black folk in our community, who have lived a great life,” Sellers said. Josephine Wright speaks in front of Hilton Head town hall with Bakari Sellers (back row, center) in attendance. Gullah landowners make up a fraction of Hilton Head private owners today, having seen their share of the island’s limited land shrink by the decade despite being among the first to permanently settle on Hilton Head after the Civil War. Wright’s situation is reminiscent of many others over the years involving Black land owners being pressured into selling their land, Sellers said. Crump has previously represented the family of George Floyd, the Minnesota man whose death sparked nationwide protests and riots in 2020. Other courtroom experts who have had eyes on Wright’s fight include the NAACP’s legal team and Ben Crump, Sellers said. The company is filed in South Carolina under a Charleston registering agent address, but is also registered in Georgia, where the company’s Bizapedia registry page has drawn negative comments. The company, Bailey Point Investment LLC, and its legal team have refused comment to Sellers and myriad press outlets since May. “Perhaps more disrespectful than a no is a non-answer,” Sellers said. He arranged Tuesday afternoon’s press conference after his initial attempt to communicate with the builders received no response. Former state legislator Bakari Sellers was chief among the legal experts who rallied to Wright’s aid. Suit jackets and neat slacks fit for a courtroom emphasized the legal expertise Wright now has backing her roughly a month after her story went public. ![]() The family suspects the lawsuit is an attempt to force them to sell their parcel, surrounded on all sides by the dusty under-construction neighborhood. The contrasting garb effectively reflected the two fronts that have united in support of 93-year-old Hilton Head native islander Josephine Wright, who has been sued over an alleged encroachment by a developer building a new Jonesville Road neighborhood next to her land. Sleek, muted suits mingled with the vibrant patterns of traditional Gullah outside Hilton Head town hall Thursday afternoon. ![]()
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