It’s nice that the Government of North Carolina decided to come up with an Igbo Day for the US State.

The Igbos have long-standing roots in the US states of North and South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. This is exemplified by Gullah/Geechee language, which is spoken by ethnic Afro Americans in the states.

You must know of Igbo Landing which was the first civil rights protest in the United States, which occured in Dunbar Creek, Georgia on May, 1803. Read up about it if you haven’t heard of it. The Yoruba also have Oyotunji in the US.

Also, Gullah/Geechee language was developed from Igbo, Yoruba, Fula, and other languages by these enterprising Afro Americans who didn’t want to forget their original African tongues.

For instance, ‘Unu’ is used to address people in both Igbo language and Gullah Geechee language.

A good book to read on the Gullah/Geechee culture is “The Legacy of Ibo Landing: Gullah Roots of African American Culture” by Marquetta L. Goodwine.

Nya gazie.