In 2010, Dr. Jolvan Morris interviewed Charles Murray for the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project. One of 10 children, Charles grew up in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by a fishing community his entire life. He learned the trade, which he found easy, from his father who was a commercial shrimper and was the first African American in Thunderbolt to own his own boat. Coastal Georgia was the epicenter for shrimping and was where he, his father, and two brothers made their living.

On March 10, 2016, Dr. Jolvan Morris interviewed Ernest McIntosh Sr. as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project. Ernest and his four brothers were born into a crabbing family, surrounded by 2,700 acres of coastal saltwater wildlife refuge in Harris Neck, Georgia—30 miles south of Savannah, in McIntosh County. Although his brothers immediately pursued crabbing with their father, Ernest worked as a construction laborer until he was laid off in 1978.

On November 24, 2014, Dr.  Jolvan Morris interviewed Commissioner Lotson Griffin as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project.  Commissioner Lotson, a Gullah Geechee cultural leader and federal commissioner, discusses his involvement in shrimp heading and the broader shrimping industry, tracing his family’s connections and the socio-economic roles of Gullah Geechee men and women in the community.

On August 14, 2014, Dr. Jolvan Morris interviewed Kenneth Dunham as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project.  Kenneth Dunham describes his early life in the rural coastal Georgia community of Harris Neck.  Kenneth recalls his father's role in the community as a boat builder, and how lessons in woodwork, carpentry, and boat building have been passed for generations.  Kenneth talks about (and demonstrates) how nets and "trap lines" are made, as well as recounts how the different fishes, crabs, and terrapins were caught in this homemade gear.  He

On July 14, 2010, Dr. Jolvan Morris interviewed Lucy Grant as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project. Lucy Grant was born in 1930 in the small coastal community of Sherman Bluff, Georgia in McIntosh County—30 miles south of Savannah. Fishing was essential in her family and community and throughout her married life. Her husband was a shrimp boat captain and they had three children. However, the family connection to fishing did not extend to her two sons, who hated fishing and chose to enter the military instead.

On August 12, 2014, Dr. Jolvan Morris interviewed Olive Smith as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project. Olive is one of the original members of the Harris Neck community in McIntosh County Georgia. She recalls how her mother provided food for the family by picking oysters at low tide during the winters and catching crabs. Olive's account is a brief glimpse of what life was like for the women of this fishing community.

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On August 28, 2014, Dr.

On August 19, 2014, Dr. Jolvan Morris interviewed Wilson Moran as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project.  Wilson provides a firsthand account of traditional environmental stewardship and fishing practices within the Black community of Harris Neck before its transition into a wildlife refuge. Wilson reflects on his family’s history as commercial fishers, detailing the sustainable techniques they used, including seasonal fishing, culling undersized or egg-laden crabs, and replenishing oyster beds.