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Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia's highest court

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Georgia 's highest court wades into fight over special protections for Gullah-Geechee communities.

McIntosh County officials have weakened long-standing protections for one of the South 's last Gullah communities.

Hogg Hummock is one of America 's most historically and culturally unique Black communities.

Residents fear the change will bring unaffordable tax increases, threatening the community.