Slavery: Tragic Story Of Mass Suicide Of 75 Resilient Igbos

Slavery: Tragic Story Of Mass Suicide Of 75 Resilient Igbos

This event took place at a Dunbar creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn Country Georgia. It was the setting of a mass suicide in 1803 by captive Igbo people, who refused to summit to slavery in the United States. During their voyage the Igbos slaves rose up in rebellion, taking control of the ship and they decide to drown than to be a slave.

The event`s moral value has symbolic importance in African American folklore and literary history…..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>>>

Written by Yan Nigeria

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