Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Taken From Africa
Wanderer Memory Trail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 10, 2021
1. Taken From Africa Marker
My parents named me Umwalla. I was 10 when strangers took me away in ropes to be sold. I never saw my family again.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was the largest forced migration of people in world history.
For 350 years slave traders raided African villages, capturing millions of men, women, and children. Many of these people were taken to America and sold to plantation owners in the American South.
In 1807, it became illegal to import enslaved Africans into the United States. Despite the law, many Americans continued to profit from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
In 1858, the owners of the yacht Wanderer, changed it into a slave ship. They sent it to the coast of Africa to buy captives to sell in Georgia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 31° 1.298′ N, 81° 26.038′ W. Marker is on Jekyll Island, Georgia, in Glynn County. It can be reached from Beach View Drive 0.1 miles north of South Riverview Drive. Marker is located along the Wanderer Memory Trail, just north
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles, and on the Sea Islands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Survivors of the Wanderer (here, next to this marker); Wanderer Memory Trail (a few steps from this marker); Marched to the Sea (a few steps from this marker); The Wanderer Timeline (a few steps from this marker); The Wanderer Timeline: Continued (a few steps from this marker); The Wanderer Cilucangy: Ward Lee
2. Marker detail: Approximate Route of the Wanderer
It is estimated that over 200,000 of the millions of people taken and shipped west from central Africa were brought into Georgia and the Carolinas.
Regarding Taken From Africa. The UNESCO Slave Route Project: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage. This site fulfils the quality criteria set by the UNESCO Slave Route Project in conjunction with the International Network of Managers of Sites and Itineraries of Memory.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Wanderer Memory Trail
Also see . . .
1. Wanderer Memory Trail. Jekyll Island website entry:
The trail is located along the banks of the Jekyll River where the ship illegally came ashore 160 years ago with more than 500 enslaved Africans. (Submitted on March 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Wanderer. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on June 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Marker detail: Band of captives driven into slavery
From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone c1875.
Courtesy slaveryimages.org • Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
4. Marker detail: Slave children on board the Daphne
A group of slave children on board the Daphne, a British naval vessel assigned to intercept slavers along the east African coast.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 10, 2021
5. Taken From Africa Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
