On October 17, 2009, Dionne Hoskins interviewed Charles Hall as part of the Georgia Black Fisherman oral history project. Charles was born in 1934 on Sapelo Island, Georgia—a small Gullah Geechee community founded on the fourth largest barrier island in the 1700s, 60 miles south of Savannah, in McIntosh County. Charles earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Morehouse College in Georgia and Physical Therapy certification from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

On August 27, 2009, Dr.

On August 17, 2009, Cathay Sakas interviewed George Walker as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project.  George was born in 1946 on Sapelo Island, Georgia—a small Gullah Geechee community founded on the fourth largest barrier island in the 1700s, 60 miles south of Savannah, in McIntosh County.  George was an experienced shrimper during the 1960s, prior to working as a licensed captain aboard research vessels at the University of Georgia’s Marine Institute.  As a shrimper, Mr.  Walker remembers the decreasing shrimp prices and increasing fuel prices

On July 15, 2010 Monet Murphy interviewed Leroy Beavers as part of the Georgia Black Fishermen oral history project.  Leroy grew up in a fishing family in McIntosh County in Sherman Bluff, Georgia — 30 miles south of Savannah.  His love for fishing, imparted by his grandfather, deepened as he grew older.  He fished often while stationed in various locations during his 20 years of military service.  Fishing taught him patience, which he incorporated into all aspects of his life.  After leaving the military, Leroy began working in his father’s barbersh