Jamaican maroons the indomitable maroons of jamaica. Africans in jamaica continually fought and revolted against slavery which threatened sugar production. This book quotes the history of the windward and the leeward maroons to the best of its ability. Choice this richly textured study of the struggles of the maroons of jamaica against the. The maroons of jamaica black resistance against slavery. Five teenage boys, members of a band of maroons runaway slaves in jamaica during. Jamaican maroons descend from maroons, africans who escaped from slavery onto the island of jamaica and established free communities in the mountainous interior, primarily in the eastern parishes. The first maroon war was a conflict between the jamaican maroons and the colonial british authorities that started around 1728 and continued until the peace treaties of 1739 and 1740. The young warriors is a jamaican novel by author victor stafford reid, published in 1967. Her study gave me a thorough background and understanding of the maroons during the period of study, when they were in their heyday. The maroons of jamaica by mavis c campbell alibris. During the 18th century, the powerful maroons, escaped exslaves who settled in the mountains of jamaica, carved out a significant area of influence. From their origin to the establishment of their chief tribe at sierra leone, including the expedition to cuba, for the purpose of procuring spanish chasseurs. The authentic and original history of the maroons in the history of jamaica, 14901880 a maroon and jamaica heritage series paperback january 1, 1997 by bev carey author visit amazons bev carey page.
Buy the maroons of jamaica by mavis c campbell online at alibris. To this day, the maroons in jamaica to some extent remains autonomous and separate from the rest of the jamaican culture. Vivian crawford, executive director of the institute of jamaica. There she meets the nanny of the maroons, who teaches her lessons of courage and faith. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Escaped africans who were enslaved during spanish rule over jamaica. Look out for more books as tortello, popular for her pieces of the past series in the gleaner, tells the stories of jamaica. Javascript must be enabled to view this email address 914 7630166 914 9601726.
Buy the maroons of jamaica by campbell, mavis isbn. Constructed from the oral histories of one of the most secretive groups in the caribbean, the maroons of jamaica, this book provides a unique view of a culture. A detailed of history of the accompong maroons in jamaica. The fighting maroons of jamaica hardcover january 1, 1971 by carey robinson author visit amazons carey robinson page. It also said, that samuel sharpe who also led a rebellion in the year 1831 in jamaica was also subdued by the maroons. The fighting maroons of jamaica was his first book, followed by fight for freedom which was published by kingston publishers in 1987. A careful and thorough study of the jamaican maroons from the briti. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. A history of resistance, collaboration and betrayal by mavis c. Diouf is an awardwinning historian of the african diaspora.
The book also said that tacky who was an african chief in africa when he was taken away, was killed by the maroons when he led tackys rebelion in jamaica in the year 1670 or there about. African runaways and maroons in the americas university of west indies press, kingston, jamaica. The information on the five warrior brothers in charge at that time. The maroons were runaway slaves of the new world, who chose a life of hardship rather than of submission. An impressive ethnography of identity and cultural memory among the littleknown windward maroons of eastern jamaica, descended from escaped slaves who. Jamaica had one of the highest number of slave uprisings of any caribbean island. Anthropological series of the boston college graduate. The word maroon comes from the spanish word cimarrones, which meant mountaineers. Recently, the gleaner spoke with some maroons about what it is like to be a maroon in jamaica, and their attitude towards the legacy of freedom and selfdetermination bequeathed to them by their forebears. Articles of pacification with the maroons of trelawney town, concluded march the first, 1738. Anyone who wants to understand the maroons has to read this book. Trueborn maroons by kenneth bilby, paperback barnes.
Campbell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. A history of resistance, collaboration and betrayal the maroons of jamaica, 16551796. We dive deeper into jamaica s blue mountains and get welcomed into the scotts hall maroon community. The authentic and original history if the maroons in the history of jamaica, 14901880. Through the use of slave labor, the production of sugar in this british colony flourished. The royalist maroons of jamaica in the british atlantic world, 1740. They ran away from their spanishowned plantations when the british took the caribbean island of jamaica from spain in 1655. Constructed from the oral histories of one of the most secretive groups in the caribbean, the maroons of jamaica, this book provides a unique view of a culture that has been nurtured by.
Jan 31, 2016 a board that pays homage to my jamaican maroon heritage. A careful and thorough study of the jamaican maroons from the british conquest to the late 18th century. Mavis campbell is clearly the leading historian on the maroons of jamaica. A history of resistance, collaboration and betrayal campbell, mavis c. The maroons of jamaica by mavis christine campbell. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Below is an except of the revolt by the maroons of jamaica as chronicled by thomas wentworth higginson from his book. The maroons whose number kept swelling from the addition of more runaway slaves continued to raid the english plantations and become a thorn in englands plan to colonize jamaica but it was tolerated. It is nestled in the conical cockpit country that spans parts of the parishes of st. The story of the american maroons and servants of allah. Choice this richly textured study of the struggles of the maroons of jamaica. Isolation protected jamaicas maroons from slavery but also prevented them. See more ideas about african history, black history and history.
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