HISTORY
The Times When African Slaves Rebelled Against Their Captors
A brief look at some of the greatest slave rebellions in history.
Quite a few people tend to falsely believe that enslaved people of the past laid down and accepted their fate. Others even go so far as to say that their inaction and acceptance of the status quo was precisely why they suffered for so long. In reality, Africans resisted their mistreatment every step of the way along the long and arduous journey to freedom. Some escaped their grueling lives and escaped to the mountains, forming new territories. Some fought back with weapons and violence, and some even chose death over a life of enslavement. Today, I’ll revisit some of their stories and struggles of the past.
1. The Igbo Landing
The Igbo Landing is the story of a tribe from Nigeria. Known as the “Igbo” tribe, they were famous for being committed, independent, and proud workers who did their duties diligently without the need for supervision. Unfortunately, their reputation caught the eyes of the transatlantic slave trade. Accordingly, slavers “George Couper” and “Thomas Spalding” purchased nearly 75 Igbos at a rate of $100 per “piece” to be exported into the US to work on plantations in Simons Island.
