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A STORY OF CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE
A STORY OF CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE
FROM WEST AFRICA TO JOHNS ISLAND, THE FREEMAN FAMILY’ S STORY IS ONE OF RESILIENCE, LAND, AND LEGACY. AGAINST CENTURIES OF ADVERSITY, THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMEPLACE AT 3419 JENKINS FREEMAN ROAD HAS REMAINED IN FAMILY HANDS. NOW PROTECTED UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, IT STANDS AS BOTH CULTURAL LANDMARK AND LIVING TESTAMENT TO PERSEVERANCE.
STORY BY JENNIFER WILSON PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOEL CALDWELL ARCHIVAL COURTESY OF THE ANDERSON FAMILY