- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ebos Landing
- Creator:
- Powell, Timothy B., 1959-
- Date of Original:
- 2004-06-15
- Subject:
- Igbo (African people)--Georgia
Igbo (African people)--Folklore
Slave mythology--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia
Slaves--Georgia
African American oral tradition--Georgia
Saint Simons Island (Ga.)
Islands--Georgia
Liberty
Folk literature, Igbo--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Ebos Landing. The story that gives Ebos Landing its name is one of the most colorful and enduring tales in Georgia's rich literary history. Better known as the "Myth of the Flying Africans," this narrative has been told and embellished for 200 years in the form of local legends, children's stories, movies, novels, and television shows. Based on an actual historical event, this remarkable tale of an Ebo (or Igbo) slave rebellion on St. Simons Island has become a powerful metaphor of African American courage, longing, and conviction.
GSE identifier: SS8H4 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ebos-landing/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Ebos Landing," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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