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Gullah Geechee descendants call on Biden to return ancestral land

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The Gullah Geechee people used to inhabit the Harris Neck peninsula off Georgia's coast. But during World War II, the federal government seized that land for a military base. The war ended, and the land was abandoned but never returned. Now its descendants are calling on President Biden to return it.

Georgia Public Broadcasting's Benjamin Payne reports.

This segment aired on July 25, 2024.

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