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The Forgotten Maroons: Jamaica's Free Black Kingdoms
We trace the rise of the Jamaican Maroons, free black communities who escaped slavery to carve out autonomous territories in the island’s rugged interior. While earlier episodes covered the brutal mechanics of the Middle Passage and the political maneuvering of African kingdoms, this episode focuses on resistance from within the colonies themselves. We examine how groups like the Leeward Maroons, led by figures such as Cudjoe and Quao, negotiated treaties with the British Empire that granted them freedom in exchange for hunting down other runaways. You will learn about the First Maroon War…
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