07/20/2025
Igbo Landing is the location of a mass su***de of Igbo slaves that occurred in 1803 on St. Simons Island, GA. A group of Igbo slaves revolted, took control of their slave ship, grounded it on an island, & rather than submit to slavery, proceeded to march into the water while singing in Igbo, drowning themselves in. The slaves had been chained and put aboard a small ship to be transported to their destinations. During this voyage, they took control of the ship and grounded it, drowning their captors in the process. The sequence of actual events is unclear as most of the historical incidence was passed down by oral tradition. A common version is that the slaves, once ashore, walked into the creek in unison, singing and chanting in Igbo under the direction of someone who seemed to be like a high priest among them. This mutiny has been referred to in some quarters as the first major freedom march in America''''''''s history. Artwork by
