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- Maroon refers to an African or Afro-American person who freed themself from enslavement in the Americas and lived in hidden towns outside of the plantations. Enslaved people used several forms of resistance to fight their imprisonment, everything from work slowdowns and tool damage to full-fledged revolt and flight.
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Who the American maroons were, what led them to choose this way of life over alternatives, what forms of marronage they created, what their individual and collective lives were like, how they organized themselves to survive, and how their particular story fits into the larger narrative of slave resistance are questions that this book seeks to ...
Jan 17, 2014 · In "Slavery's Exiles: The Story of American Maroons," author Sylviane A. Diouf probes the largely untold story of escaped slaves in the American South who were not runaways to southern cities, nor were they exiles to states in the North or Canada.
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- NYU Press
- $84.26
- Sylviane A. Diouf
The first chapter broadly examines marooning in the southern United States and proposes a peri-odization for maroon activities that distinguishes between pre−eighteenth century, eighteenth century, and nineteenth century.
Mar 3, 2023 · With Steven T. Bartlett, Circus-Szalewski, Kaba Kamene, Dan Charles Lee. A documentary about the Foundational Black American rebel fighters who freed themselves during formal slavery in America. reveals the untold history of these unsung freedom fighters, and how their legacy is alive today.
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- Documentary
- Tariq Nasheed
- 2023-03-03
Maroons may have envisioned a long life of freedom in the wilderness, but most did not achieve that dream. For many, what pushed them out of the woods prematurely were militia attacks, slave hunters’ assaults, sickness, and lack of prudence.
Jan 31, 2024 · Covering a little-known slice of American history, Sylviane A. Diouf tells the story of the American maroons: slaves who, instead of living in bondage, escaped and trekked off on their own or in maroon communities to build lives of freedom for themselves. But that’s not to say it was an easy task.
Sep 1, 2015 · If North American maroons boasted no monumental uprisings or numbers, she tells us, they nevertheless highlight how some sought self-determination. Her study adds to the literature that argues against a monolithic slave community.
