Photo: GoFundMe
The family of a 94-year-old South Carolina woman who died fighting to protect her land on Hilton Head Island has settled with the developer who attempted to take it, WTOC reports.
For nearly 30 years, Josephine Wright, who died at 94 in January, lived at her Hilton head property, a 1.8-acre piece of land that's belonged to her family since shortly after the Civil War.
A GoFundMe account was started by Wright's granddaughter, Charise Graves, as developers threatened to take her land. Wright was facing a lawsuit over property line issues filed by Bailey Point Investment LLC, a development company constructing a 147-unit neighborhood that would intrude on her land.
Wright’s family previously said the lawsuit was intended to coerce her into selling her home, so they started the fundraiser to combat the legal fees.
The South Carolina woman's case garnered national attention, with several Black celebrities including Kyrie Irving, Tyler Perry, and Fantasia showing their support for Wright and donating to the fundraiser.
Wright's loved ones recently reached a settlement with Bailey Point Investment LLC, which requires the developer to rebuild the roof of Wright's home, build a privacy fence, maintain landscaping, and not contact the family anymore.
“I know they know that their grandmother is proud because they continued and they didn’t back down,” Altimese Nichole, a publicist for the family, said in a statement. “They continued the fight Mrs. Wright started."
Wright's family also formed the Josephine Wright Foundation which " works to help other families in the Lowcountry protect their land from development," per WJCL.
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