In May 1803, an event that would be considered the first freedom march in American history occurred. 75 enslaved Igbos (who would now be called Nigerians), while being taken to Savannah, Georgia on slave ship 'The Wanderer”, revolted, drowned their captors, and crashlanded at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Georgia. After marching off the ship, the Igbos sang while following their leader into the sea in an act of mass suicide.
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