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Photograph of Cornelia Bailey welcoming U.S. president Jimmy Carter to Sapelo Island, Georgia in 1979 with an oyster roast in his honor. They shake hands and smile. Several unidentified people stand behind them. After living on St. Simons Island for many years, Bailey returned to her childhood home in 1966 and began working to educate the public about Sapelo's Geechee culture.As a member of the last generation of African Americans born and educated on Sapelo Island, Cornelia Bailey as become one of Georgia's most vocal defenders of her homeland and its African American heritage.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia