Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Music

Wanderer Memory Trail

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, March 10, 2021

1. Music Marker

Inscription. Enslaved workers often relied on music to make their tasks more bearable. African musical instruments they were familiar with were mostly banned.

Drums were banned because slave owners were afraid they would be used to communicate and possibly lead to an uprising.

Because music was so important, tools were often used as instruments. Try playing the washboard, hoe head and bucket to make your own rhythm.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 31° 1.339′ N, 81° 26.067′ W. Marker is on Jekyll Island, Georgia, in Glynn County. Marker 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 of the parking lot at St. Andrews Beach Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 South Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island GA 31527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Life of Slavery (a few steps from this marker); Strange New World (within shouting distance of this marker); Food (within shouting distance of this marker); Memories of Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Pursuit of Freedom (within shouting

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distance of this marker); A Miserable Voyage (within shouting distance of this marker); Generations (within shouting distance of this marker); Marched to the Sea (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jekyll Island.

Regarding Music. 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 . . . Wanderer Memory Trail. 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 18, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Plantation Dance image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Plantation Dance

South Carolina, circa 1790, featuring banjo and calabash

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, March 10, 2021

3. Music Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.