This exhibition celebrates the story of Igbo Landing, its survival and evolution over time, and its enduring impact on African and African American art and culture. In 1803, a group of Igbo captives from Nigeria revolted aboard a slave ship in Dunbar Creek, St. Simons Island, Georgia. At least ten of them chose to drown rather than accept enslavement. The Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved West Africans, preserved this story of resistance through oral tradition.

On view as part of the show are three works from the Redd Family Collection of Black Art: Johnathan Green’s Oyster Pickers, Yemassee Choir, and Fishing on the Trail.