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A woman on South Carolina's Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from stars such as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in

A woman on South Carolina's Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from stars such as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in her final years has died, according to a publicist for her family. Josephine Wright came to embody the development pressures displacing residents of historic African American communities in the beautiful South Carolina coastal town and around the country. An investment firm sued her early last year over alleged property encroachments on a...

A woman on South Carolina's Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from such stars as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in her final years has died at 94.

Josephine Wright, the 94-year-old woman who had been battling the Town of Hilton Head Island to keep her home, has passed away.

Josephine Wrights battle with a developer garnered headlines and support of celebrities. The Hilton Head womans death brought an outpouring of condolences.

Josephine Wright, the 94-year-old Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, native who drew national headlines last year for her fight against a developer over her land, has died.

Perry, 54, paid tribute to Josephine Wright, 94, as a warrior who had inspired him as she fought developers who tried to force her from her Civil War era home.

Last year filmmaker Tyler Perry vowed to build a five-bedroom house with a swimming pool for a 93-year-old woman South Carolina senior, Josephine Wright after developers pressured her to sell her land.

Wright, who remained committed to protecting her property, died “surrounded by family, loved ones, and prayers” on January 7, according to her family.

Josephine Wrights battle with a developer garnered headlines and support of celebrities. The Hilton Head womans death brought an outpouring of condolences.