Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: The Tragic Story of Harris Neck, Georgia - Couverture souple

Burroughs III, Mr. Harry F.; Kelly, Mr. David M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798359260152

Editeur : Independently published, 2022

Synopsis

This is the story of a isolated community in Georgia known as Harris Neck. Between 1865 and 1942, four generations of black Americans, descendants of slaves who had worked the same land and lived on the 2,687 acres of Harris Neck and the surrounding waters. In 1942, the U.S. Department of War wanted to construct an Army airfield on the Georgia coast to
train fighter pilots for World War II. Federal officials met with McIntosh County, Georgia political leaders. Despite
there being thousands of acres of suitable, undeveloped and even uninhabited land in the county, the War Department followed the racist advice of white county leaders and condemned all of Harris Neck.

Community residents were given three weeks to vacate their property. On July 27 1942, bulldozers arrived and destroyed everything --- their homes, businesses, schoolhouse and one of two cemeteries. Everything was then burned to the ground. Their community, their culture and their way of life were obliterated because of the color of their skin. Left
completely homeless, residents were forced to seek refuge in an adjacent pine forest. They constructed lean-tos and set
up tents to protect them from the stifling summer heat. According to community matriarch, Mary Dawley Moran, they
were “treated like animals.”

As they were building their new lives, their one hope was the promise made by the United States federal government that
their land would be returned after the war. This solemn promise was never kept.

For over 80 years, the Harris Neck elders and their descendants have fought for justice. They have tried federal courts, the United States Congress and the Executive Branch, and for the past 16 years they have worked tirelessly with the Department of the Interior and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As of this writing, however, there has been no “equitable resolution” to the tragic reality of Harris Neck, but even at this late hour the people of Harris Neck have not given up. They are still striving and hoping and praying that Congress or the President will keep the promise they made to them eight decades ago. And while this is their fight, every American should be angry about this historical injustice and cry out for it to be corrected.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798359260152
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 393
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