March 11, 2023, The Verb Altitude Hour, Sapelo Island, Georgia Resident & President, Save Our Legacy Ourself (SOLO), Maurice Bailey discuss House Bill 273

Sapelo Island, Georgia Resident & President, Save Our Legacy Ourself (SOLO), Maurice Bailey joins to discuss how House Bill 273 affects the direct descendants of the 44 families of the slaves of Thomas Spalding, a prior landowner on Greater Sapelo Island, and the community rests on the grounds of the former Spalding Plantation. House Bill 273, Section 2 related to the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority (SIHA) sponsored by Representatives DeLoach of the 167th, Townsend of the 179th, Williams of the 168th, and Petrea of the 166th changes the language of “descendants'' of the "Sapelo Island Heritage Authority Act." In 1996, Hog Hammock was recognized by the US Department of Interior, National Parks Service as a Historic District. According to the National Register of Historic Places Registration, “exists on Greater Sapelo Island in McIntosh County, Georgia, a black community known as Hog Hammock which is composed primarily of the direct descendants of the slaves of Thomas Spalding, a prior landowner on Greater Sapelo Island, and the community rests on the grounds of the former Spalding Plantation.” Guest Maurice Bailey discusses with Host Carry, no Acting Descendants were contacted or included except for Rep. Al Williams, when the House voted unanimously March 2, 2023 for HB 273, without discussion with descendants. The Verb Altitude Hour covers a recap of this week’s events and news.~The highest news your way twice a week-in an hour-just for you!~The highest news your way twice a week-in an hour-just for you! #theverbaltitudehour #wruu #wruu