The Jamaican Maroon Slave

Visit Jamaica and learn about the Maroons-Runaway Slaves who lived up in the Mountains of the Island

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• Jamaican
• Culture
• Volunteer
• Vacation
• Travel
• Adventure
• Jamaica
• Maroons
• Runaway
• Slaves

[kwacou]

Please change that title, it implies that there are still, to today, enslaved Maroons in Jamaica.

[shussey100]

Jamaicans are wonderful.

[pryncessable]

@Preco28

Okay. But I would not perform rituals to them, even tho I admire their courage to fight and over come. Am grateful too for earlier Jamaicans who went before, sacrifice for us younger generation Jamaicans to have our liberties today. Am glad they name them after schools, airport and so on. I love our culture and I grateful for the maroons who keep it alive. Great piece of history that shall never die. Am from Portland will visit there soon, next time am in Jamaica.

[Preco28]

@pryncessable I AM PROUD TO BE MAROON, IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE ANCESTORS, WE WOULD STILL BE ENSLAVE- WE DONT WORSHIP THEM- WE GIVE THANKS

[pryncessable]

worship of ancesteral spirits is an enslavement. SMH

[blkgirlblues5150]

U should. That's wonderful.

[Girlshine]

My great great grandmother was from the Maroon tribe. I'm feel very proud.

[snoopatomicdog]

@787Pietro Yes! And the roots of many Akan people goes back to the Israelites, People Of God)!!! I would love every descendant to embrace their roots!

[787Pietro]

The Maroons are definately linked to my Akan people of Ghana!...even some of the words in the kromanti language are twi words, such as maka and obroni!!!!!....I love my black people from all over the globe, we are ALL definately connected!!!!

[moyamaria19]

Proud to be a Jamaican!

[overviewthem]

Albeit, the history was wonderful in the beginning when African slaves were being freed to increase numbers. However, after the treaty with the British which Nanny was so reluctant to do, and only for the reason that Koju agreed, that the maroon brought shame on themselves by returning run-away African brothers and sisters for money. Hence the result of that led to them being defeated in the second maroon war by the British. Now, the real names that the desendants should bear also disappear.

[overviewthem]

Albeit, the history was wonderful in the beginning when African slaves were being freed to increase numbers. However, after the treaty with the British which Nanny was so reluctant to do, and only for the reason that Koju agreed, that the maroon brought shame on themselves by returning run-away African brothers and sisters for money. Hence the result of that led to them being defeated in the second maroon war with the British.