Shoals Road Community is a historic Black community rooted in faith, family, and generational resilience. At its center stands St. Galilee Baptist Church, founded in 1887, alongside the graves of parents, grandparents, and ancestors—many descendants of formerly enslaved people and sharecroppers who helped build Hancock County. Today, elders on fixed incomes still tend their gardens and care for their church and family land. Their children and grandchildren return home as veterans, educators, professionals, and business owners, committed to preserving the community’s heritage and dignity. Yet this community now faces industrial encroachment. A rail line proposed by Sandersville Railroad would run through residential backyards, bringing train noise, diesel emissions, vibration, and safety risks within feet of homes and gravesites. At the same time, a 150-acre quarry operated by Heidelberg Materials already operates inside the community, contributing blasting, dust, and heavy truck traffic. Shoals Road Community is not vacant land or industrial buffer space. It is a living, historic community. Decisions that place rail infrastructure and heavy industry within its boundaries raise serious concerns about fairness, environmental justice, and the protection of long-standing Black communities. The Shoals Road Community deserves respect, protection, and a voice.