Locals are fighting a proposed titanium mine threatening the swamp\'s endangered species and carbon-capturing processes.\n
Rev. Antwon Nixon poses for a portrait on March 14, 2024, in Folkston, Georgia. Nixon was born and raised in Folkston and has become an advocate for protecting the Okefenokee Swamp in recent years.
Reverend Antwon Nixon lives in Folkston, Georgia, a 15-minute drive from the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. He first learned about the Trail Ridge mine at a 2021 Juneteenth celebration, when Senior Attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center Bill Sapp brought a sign advocating for the protection of the Okefenokee.One of these organizations is One Hundred Miles, a nonprofit that seeks to protect Georgia’s coast.
“I was really surprised at how many of our tribal members had not been there,” said tribal liaison Jane Winkler. “It was thoroughly enjoyed by all.” The swamp has historically been a haven for Black Americans as well, and nonprofit Okefenokee Swamp Park recently announced it will use half a million dollars to document and preserve the history of a group of“When I grew up, Okefenokee Swamp was the place ‘the Blacks’ could go,” said Deborah Reed, who grew up in the segregated South, in an interview with “.
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