Dr. Quintard Taylor: In 1803 Igbo slaves drowned captors and participated in mass suicide on St. Simons Island off the coast of Georgia

Igbo Mass Suicide that took place off the coast of Georgia in 1803.

Dr. Quintard Taylor writes:

Hi Folks:

On February 25, BlackPast.org will hold its 10^th anniversary celebration-fundraiser here in Seattle.  I want to take a moment to remind us of why both the celebration and the fundraiser are important.  I have attached a sheet called “BlackPast.org and the World” which shows the enormous reach of the website.  So far in 2016, it has reached at least 230 nations.  The sheet shows the top ten nations that have sent people to the website and the bottom ten nations.  So far about 15% of our visitors come from outside the United States. 

I also want to bring your attention to the current BP home page, (www.blackpast.org).  There is a poignant drawing on that page depicting the little known Igbo Mass Suicide that took place off the coast of Georgia in 1803.  Click anywhere on the drawing and you will learn about that tragic event.

This is why we do what we do at BlackPast.org.

Quintard

BlackPast.org Sessions By Country Around the Globe So Far in 2016
According to Google, October 26, 2016

Overall people from 230 nations have visited BlackPast.org so far this year. Fifteen percent of the visitors to BlackPast.org are from outside the United States.  Total Sessions: 4,484,958

Top Ten Nations
1) United States 3,826,348
2) United Kingdom    115,399
3) Canada       70,313
4) Kenya       36,560
5) Australia       36,545
6) South Africa       29,298
7) Germany       23,968
8) Nigeria       23,555
9) France       22,856
10) India       18,608

Bottom Ten Nations
221) Aland Islands  6
222) Liechtenstein    5
223) Tonga  5
224) Kiribati  4
225) Cook Islands  3
226) St. Barthelemy  2
227) Christmas Island  2
228) British Indian Ocean Terr.  2
229) Comoros  2
230) Tuvalu  1