Sapelo | Trailer | America ReFramed

PREMIERING 4/7: Journey to Sapelo, a unique American island off the Georgia coast, to hear the story of its matriarchal griot, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and her adopted sons who are coming of age in the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people. For more: https://bit.ly/ARF_Sapelo

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