Kim Doohan

I was always told that Shedrick said when his brother passed away, this is my opportunity to take the waterfront.

I was always told that Shedrick said when his brother passed away, this is my opportunity to take the waterfront.

So when I was... Younger, and I would say more so in my early teenage years, when we would come down for different holidays or whatever, I would always hear my grandmother speaking early in the morning about a possible situation with the land. It was always there's something going on with the land again, but it was always kept very hush hush.

So when I was... Younger, and I would say more so in my early teenage years, when we would come down for different holidays or whatever, I would always hear my grandmother speaking early in the morning about a possible situation with the land. It was always there's something going on with the land again, but it was always kept very hush hush.

The older I got, it was still kind of talked about in secrecy. But at one point, I knew that it was some major issues going on because it was a lot of activity, not just conversation. It was activity regarding legal stuff and documents coming in. So I would say in my early 20s is when I realized, OK, something's not quite right.

The older I got, it was still kind of talked about in secrecy. But at one point, I knew that it was some major issues going on because it was a lot of activity, not just conversation. It was activity regarding legal stuff and documents coming in. So I would say in my early 20s is when I realized, OK, something's not quite right.

I came here every summer as a child. My father was in the Coast Guard, so we traveled a lot. But this was our personal safe haven.

I came here every summer as a child. My father was in the Coast Guard, so we traveled a lot. But this was our personal safe haven.

I think we're one of only few families in this, actually probably on the southern east coast, that still has some ownership to Black Waterfront.

I think we're one of only few families in this, actually probably on the southern east coast, that still has some ownership to Black Waterfront.

I mean, we walked freely on the property. We swam. We ran. We had barbecues. This was our personal country club, so I would have never thought there were any issues. We thought that this was our property.

I mean, we walked freely on the property. We swam. We ran. We had barbecues. This was our personal country club, so I would have never thought there were any issues. We thought that this was our property.

They pretty much said they weren't going down without a fight. Kim Duhon, Melvin and Ly Curtis's niece. They were not going to give this property up knowing that they lived on this property all their lives. They knew that the property belonged to them, and if it meant them being incarcerated, that was what they were going to do.

They pretty much said they weren't going down without a fight. Kim Duhon, Melvin and Ly Curtis's niece. They were not going to give this property up knowing that they lived on this property all their lives. They knew that the property belonged to them, and if it meant them being incarcerated, that was what they were going to do.

He was my hero growing up because he was the one that kind of, he kind of took care of the entire family. So it was like he was that person that if you wanted some extra money, you could always do little odd jobs and he'd give you extra money. So of course, to me, he was the person that you went to if you wanted anything extra.

He was my hero growing up because he was the one that kind of, he kind of took care of the entire family. So it was like he was that person that if you wanted some extra money, you could always do little odd jobs and he'd give you extra money. So of course, to me, he was the person that you went to if you wanted anything extra.

My Uncle Melvin literally came to my home in Jacksonville, North Carolina and said, Kim, I'm going to jail and I need your help.

My Uncle Melvin literally came to my home in Jacksonville, North Carolina and said, Kim, I'm going to jail and I need your help.

He asked me to promise him that I would get involved and help secure the property at any cost.

He asked me to promise him that I would get involved and help secure the property at any cost.

That is absolutely correct.

That is absolutely correct.