Posted on July 3, 2020April 17, 2021 by neesha The Georgia town that was home to Ahmaud Arbery has an environmental racism problem PRISM In the wake of the Feb. 23 killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery by white vigilantes on the outskirts of Brunswick, Georgia, the idyllic veil is being lifted off the state’s so-called “Golden Isles” that include St. Simons Island and Brunswick, revealing a history of systemic oppression and systematic racism. Once a haven for descendants of Africans who were enslaved there, St. Simons is now 96% white and 2% Black, with a median household income one and a half times higher than the state average. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
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