Landing (originally Igbo, also Ibo) is a small moment in the historical
southem past. The legend that remains is a reminder of a life and the
tradgedy of slavery. Women and men from the Ebo tribe were brought from
southern Nigeria, in the western part of Africa, to Savannah, Georgia to
be auctioned off as slaves. Two families from St. Simons Island,
Georgia purchased these slaves and had them shipped to the Island on a
ship named Morovia.
The captain's own slave was the first to
commit suicide by drowning in Dunbar Creek. Then the Ebo chief began
chanting, "The Sea brought me and the Sea will bring me home." There was
no questioning the chief's decisions. They all began chanting together.
Chained one to the other, they came into port and were lead toward the
dock. But, instead of walking onto the bank into a life of slavery,
they all turned and followed their chief into the depths of Dunbar
Creek. The painting is a representational piece reflecting the several
African cultures and people that were affected in the Old South way of
life." an excerpt from Ebo Landings website.