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Jamaican Maroons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jamaican Maroons were runaway slaves who fought the British during the 18th century, and the name is still used today for their modern descendants. During the long years of slavery Maroons estab...
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Maroon (people) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The runaway slaves were called Maroons from the Spanish word 'cimmarron' meaning "wild" or "untamed." As the number of African slaves brought to Jamaica increased so too did the number of Maroons.
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THE JAMAICA MAROONS ... By their martial prowess the Maroons had baffled the people of Jamaica. By stubbornly refusing to work in a cold climate they had baffled the people of Nova Scotia. But when migration to Sierra Leone was offered them, they accepted it willingly.
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Individual groups of Maroons often allied themselves with the local indigenous tribes and occasionally assimilated into these populations. Maroons played an important role in the histories of Brazil, Suriname, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica.
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"A careful and thorough study of the Jamaican Maroons from the British conquest to the late 18th century." Choice "This richly textured study of the struggles of the Maroons of Jamaica against the British colonial authorities, their subsequent collaboration with and betrayal by them, will be of great interest to...
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The self rule treaty, the Maroons signed with the British, remains in effect and they still fly their own flag. Today's Maroons insist that they are not part of independent Jamaica and do not mix with the other people of the country.
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