@spark_bypj, Black Royalty, wrote:

I'm learning about slave revolutions in Jamaica. Crazy because my Jamaican father NEVER talked to me about them but I chalk that up to the academic ideals of the '30's and '40's.

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#blackwomen #92percent #jamaica #maroons #blackhistory #blackmastodon

(Interview) https://inthesetimes.com/article/art-commons-aja-monet-poetry-maroons-love-resistance-legacy

#AjaMonet #art #Commons #FirstNations #Maroons #Poetry #Resistance

Queensland former rugby league player Trevor Gillmeister charged over alleged assault

Queensland retired rugby league player and Seven News rugby league analyst Trevor Gillmeister has been charged after …
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #alleged #arrest #Assault #AU #Australia #Brisbane #brisbaneCBD #brisbanepub #Broncos #charges #Charlotte #court #Maroons #physical #publicnuisance #qld #Queensland #staffmember #stateororigin #stockexchange #street #TrevorGillmeister
https://www.newsbeep.com/255805/

Out of Context: *The Maroons of Suriname*

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9qcWBzpmP_s

"Deep within the rainforest of South America, live groups of people who have guarded their African traditions, language and spirituality for over two centuries. Known as Maroons, these escaped slaves defied a global empire to win their independence and become masters of their realm. Until recently, their lands were off-limits to outsiders, shrouded in mystery. Join us as we step into their world to tell the incredible story of the Maroons of Suriname.

References
Saamaka Dreaming, Richard Price and Sally Price, 2017
John Gimlette, Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge, 2011
John Hemming, Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon, 2008
Charles C. Mann, 1491: The Americas Before Columbus, 2005
Charles C. Mann, 1493: How the Ecological Collision of Europe and the Americas Gave Rise to the Modern World, 2011
McNeill, J. R, Mosquito Empires; Ecology and War in the Greater Carribbean, 2010
English colonies in Guiana and on the Amazon, 1604-1668, James A. Williamson, 1923"

#maroons #Surinam #Suriname #Saramaka #Marrons #dutch #slavery