Jul 11, 2022
4 min read
The Tragic History Of The Resilient Ones Who Chose Death Over Slavery
The Forgotten Story Of Igbo Landing
In 1803, 75 West Africans were sold into slavery. Each person was sold for about $100 to Thomas Spalding and John Couper. A large number of the slaves were Igbos from the Southeastern part of Nigeria. They were bought as slaves and the aim of the slave merchants was to transport them from…
