For those who donāt know,Ā Igbo LandingĀ is the location of a mass suicide of Igbo slaves that occurred in 1803 on St. Simons Island, Georgia. As the story goes, a group of Igbo slaves revolted and took control of their slave ship, grounded it on an island, and rather than submit to slavery, proceeded to march into the water while singing in Igbo, drowning themselves in turn. They all chose death over slavery. It was an act of mass resistance against the horrors of slavery and became a legend, particularly amongstĀ the Gullah peopleĀ living near the site of Igbo Landing. Not only is the story of Igbo LandingĀ one of the key themes of Julie DashāsĀ Daughters of the Dust, which influencedĀ LEMONADE,Ā but its imagery also appears to be central to theĀ āLove Droughtā video. In the video, BeyoncĆ© marches into the water followed by a group of black women all in white with black fabric in the shape of a cross across the front of their bodies. They march progressively deeper into the water before pausing and raising all of their hands toward the sunset. #BlackHistory #BlackKings #Lemonade #BlackQueens #TeachOurBabiesTheTruth - @candicemuhammad #repost #thewiserevolt #timetounify #foodforthought