Josephine Wright, who fought to keep family land with the help of celebrities like Tyler Perry, has died at 94
Posted on AllSides January 10th, 2024
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A 94-year-old woman who fought to preserve her family’s ancestral land in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has died. Hilton Head matriarch Josephine Wright died Sunday surrounded by her family and other loved ones, her granddaughter, Charise Graves, confirmed on a GoFundMe page set up to collect money for her legal defense, The New York Times reported. Wright disclosed to The Times that her late husband’s parents left him the 1.8-acre estate, which was subsequently placed in her name in 1998 following his death. It has served as a key...