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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T14:30:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Politics & Policy",
    "Rural Issues",
    "georgia",
    "Gullah Geechee",
    "Sapelo Island",
    "Sapelo Island Residents Won a Major Vote, but Their Fight Continues",
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  "textContent": "Sometimes, Josiah “Jazz” Watts can’t remember a time when he and other Gullah Geechee descendants weren’t fighting for their homeland. It’s been four months since McIntosh County, Georgia, voters overwhelmingly rejected a zoning ordinance that could have resulted in higher taxes, attracted more developers, harmed local businesses, and led to Geechee displacement. The January referendum […]\n\nThe post Sapelo Island Residents Won a Major Vote, but Their Fight Continues appeared first on Capital B News.",
  "title": "Sapelo Island Residents Won a Major Vote, but Their Fight Continues"
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