Nearly three centuries later, a Jamaican Maroon leader apologizes on behalf of ancestors who, as part of a treaty ‘signed in blood’ with the British, handed over runaway Africans back to plantations.
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Maroon autonomy revisited

The Maroon warrior queen Nanny is a highly revered national heroine because she rejected what her brother Cudjoe and Quaco rushed to embrace: the vile treaty demands that she joined the British in ...
Historic Unity Reconciliation Gathering Ushers in New Era for Jamaica’s Maroon Communities In a profound and historic assembly on Monday, January 8, 2024, leaders from Jamaica’s Maroon Communities ...