But the Maroon legacy in this western Jamaican village and three other runaway slave settlements remains controversial, because their peace treaty with the British obliged them to return new ...

This article is a quantitative analysis of data sets from 1810–20 related to Maroon “slaveholding” in the Proceedings of the Honourable House of Assembly Relative to the Maroons, which have been ...

Featuring a stellar cast that bridges Nollywood and international film circuits—Bolanle Ninalowo, Tobi Bakre, Fathia Balogun, Antar Laniyan, Yemi Shodimu, Peter Fatomilola, and Atlanta Bridget Johnson ...

A student is seeking to change the George Wythe High School mascot because the word maroon is associated with escaped slaves in Jamaica.

The campaign continues regarding the preservation and protection to establish a Maroon Territorial Park on the Northwest Quarter of St. Croix. This remote countryside of St. Croix is one of the ...

Seminole Maroons were a group of free Blacks and runaway slaves who joined forces with Native Americans.

In 2009, Steve McQueen’s first feature film, Hunger, won the Toronto Film Critics Association’s “Best Film” award. It shared that award with Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Tarantino’s next ...

Rothschild’s research into the correspondence and legal documents regarding the life of the young woman have provided insights into the political discourse of the young woman’s master, John Johnston.

Historically speaking, St. Croix was always a refuge for runaway slaves. Nevertheless, the earliest encounters of Europeans to St. Croix was in 1493 when Christopher Columbus and his 17-ship fleet ...