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  2. Igbo Landing - Wikipedia

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    Igbo Landing (also called Ibo Landing, Ebo Landing, or Ebos Landing) is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. It was the setting of a mass suicide in 1803 by captive Igbo people who had taken control of the slave ship they were on, and refused to submit to slavery in the United States .

  3. Igbo Americans - Wikipedia

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    Igbo Landing is a historic site in Dunbar Creek of St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia, United States. In 1803 it was the location of a mass suicide by Igbo slaves in resistance to slavery in the United States, and is of symbolic importance in African American folklore and literary history. [14]

  4. Igbo people - Wikipedia

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    According to Igbo history, his reign started in 1043. [51] Each king traces his origin back to the founding ancestor, Eri. Each king is a ritual reproduction of Eri. The initiation rite of a new king shows that the ritual process of becoming Eze Nri (Nri priest-king) follows closely the path traced by the hero in establishing the Nri kingdom.

  5. Igbo people in the Atlantic slave trade - Wikipedia

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    The presence of the Igbo in this region was so profound that the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia decided to erect a full-scale traditional Igbo village in Staunton, Virginia. [20] In 1803, 75 Igbos committed suicide after arriving in Dunbar Creek in Savannah, Georgia. The act of resistance is known as Igbo Landing today.

  6. Timeline of Igbo history - Wikipedia

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    Anti Igbo riots (killing over 50 Igbos in Kano) of 1953 in Kano: 1960: October 1: Nigeria gains independence from Britain; Tafawa Balewa becomes Prime Minister, and Nnamdi Azikiwe becomes President. 1966: January 16: A coup by Igbo military officers takes over government and assassinate the Northern leaders.

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    Video game fans got a huge surprise when Nintendo announced Nov. 7 that it is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda alongside Sony Pictures. The film is being directed by Wes ...

  8. Our Official List of the 60 Best Kids' Movies of All Time - AOL

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    The movie event of the year for the video-game set is this animated adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. Nintendo game. Mario is certainly brave and Princess Peach shows much strength as they go on ...

  9. Thridrangar—One Of The Most Dramatic And Remote ... - AOL

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    Image credits: Gísli Gíslason Speaking of helicopters, Gísli Gíslason, one of Iceland’s most experienced pilots, was one of the first lucky ones to be able to land on Thridrangar. “I was ...