‘Pillar Of Strength’: 94-Year-Old Woman Who Fought Developers To Save Family Land Dies

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 10, 2024

A 94-year-old woman from South Carolina who made national headlines over her legal battle with developers to keep her family’s land and home has died.

Josephine Wright died “surrounded by family, loved ones, and prayers” on January 7, according to an update her family posted on their GoFundMe page.

“It is with heavy hearts that the Wright Family announces the passing of our beloved

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