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Every January 6, Accompong Town celebrates its 1738 treaty and the birthday of Cudjoe, Nanny’s brother. A guide from the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust shows travelers the Blue Mountains ...

The annual event, held on January 6th by the Accompong Maroons—the descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped the plantations and settled in Jamaica’s mountains—celebrates the Maroon heritage by ...

Shot in Hudson NY and Accompong, Jamaica. Accompong, Jamaica was founded in 1739 after rebel slaves and their descendants fought a protracted war with the British leading to the establishment of a ...

she journeyed to Jamaica on January 3rd, 2024, to partake in the 286th Maroon Anniversary celebration, commemorating the 1738 Maroon Treaty in Accompong. The Jamaican Maroons trace their lineage ...

“Return to Accompong: Return To Your Roots,” hosted in Cockpit Country, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. The AIDO Royal Delegation bestowed blessings during the annual commemorative ...

I recall reading back in the mid-1970s a book about the Maroons of Jamaica. I previously had ... Maroons who possessed generals such as Cudjoe, Accompong and others. It all came to a subtle ...