1808 — The importation of Africans to the United States for use as slaves is banned by Congress. 1820 — Congress works to end the illegal importation of Africans by making the crime punishable by death. The British Navy begins patrols of . . . — — Map (db m168396) HM
December 1859 — Wanderer crewman J. Egbert Farnum is arrested in New York and sent to trial. He is acquitted on June 4, 1860. December 24, 1860 — The badly damaged Wanderer arrives in Boston after the crew mutinied . . . — — Map (db m168397) HM
In the early morning hours of November 28, 1858, the Wanderer arrived off the coast of Georgia. The vessel had just arrived from forty-two days at sea. The ship had come from Africa, en-route from a more sinister voyage. Far from its earlier . . . — — Map (db m168398) HM
Imagine going back to an African home much like Jekyll Island where the brush is low and the trees twist and turn into each other. Coming ashore in 1858, a young boy named Cilucangy remembered the conditions in which he was forced to leave his . . . — — Map (db m168400) HM
1 African was owned by a free black barber in Augusta, GA. 1 African, known as the "Wild African Boy" was arrested from John duBignon's land and taken to a slave hostel in Savannah owned by George Wylly where he attracted many onlookers for . . . — — Map (db m168401) HM
Honoring the Survivors of the Slave Ship Wanderer
The Wanderer survivors were among the last known groups of enslaved Africans smuggled into America. Their footsteps still echo along the Georgia coast and throughout America . . . — — Map (db m149405) HM
Around 409 captive men, women, and children were illegally smuggled aboard the Wanderer for sale in the United States. A large number of Wanderer Survivors are not named on this list, because we do not have enough information about . . . — — Map (db m168783) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m168794) HM
We walked for days along the river. I had no idea what would happen to me. I was scared. The enslaved people were taken to be sold to the European and American slave traders who stayed on the coast. This often meant a long march bound . . . — — Map (db m168798) HM
We were trapped with no room to move. Everyone on the ship was sick and hungry and horribly sad. Owners of slave ships did their best to hold as many enslaved people as possible to make travel more profitable. Those forced onboard were . . . — — Map (db m168799) HM
I was given clothes and food and sold to a white man. His family called me Lucius Williams. I was no longer called Umwalla. When a slave ship docked, the enslaved were washed and oiled to make them look healthier. They were then sold at . . . — — Map (db m168800) HM
I worked from early morning to late night, with no rest. I did what I had to do to survive. African captives with the knowledge, skills, and strength to work on a plantation were sold at a high price. Most Wanderer survivors were . . . — — Map (db m168801) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m168802) HM
The old folks told me stories of our life in Africa. I had forgotten, but they hadn’t. A famous Gullah Geechee proverb says: If oonuh ent kno weh oonuh dah gwine, oonuh should kno weh oonuh come f’um. Translation: If you don't . . . — — Map (db m168803) HM
nyam Geechee for eatMany of the foods we enjoy today were first cultivated in the United States by enslaved people. Their recipes have become a part of our collective foodways. Turn the 'prisms' and match the colors. . . . — — Map (db m168804) HM
Mr. Lincoln says we are free. We can live our own lives. God bless Mr. Lincoln. In 1863, as a strategy to end the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that "all persons held as slaves, . . . — — Map (db m168805) HM
We still share the stories of our ancestors. We will never forget them or what they sacrificed. How can we pass on the traditions and memories that are most important to us? What legacy will you share? The Wanderer survivors . . . — — Map (db m168959) HM
