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maroon, term for a fugitive slave in the 17th and 18th cent. in the West Indies and Guiana, or for a descendant of such slaves. They were called marron by the French and cimarrón by the Spanish. Formerly much used in the West Indies and South America, the term later came to be used with particular reference to certain blacks living in W Jamaica. The maroons fled when the British began their conquest of the island from the Spanish in 1655 and maintained a hostile independence until 1739, when a treaty granting them lands of their own and virtual independence was concluded.
BibliographySee studies by C. Robinson (1969) and R. Price (1976, 1979). maroon1 a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana maroon2 a. a dark red to purplish-red colour b. (as adjective) a maroon car Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | While his fellow four Maroons avoid the spotlight, Levine has no problem living up to the rock-star image. For centuries, the Maroons wove vines into clothing, fashioned bowls and other vessels from giant pods that drooped from the green canopy shielding their thatched-twig homes, and tilled the rich soil to feed themselves without commerce with British-ruled Jamaicans. The seven national heroes who are honoured in Jamaica are: politician Norman Manley, religious and political leader Paul Bogle, outstanding military leader Nanny of the Maroons, Black nationalism campaigner Marcus Garvey, politician George William Gordon, anti-slavery campaigner Sam Sharpe and founder of the Jamaican Labour Party Alexander Bustamante. |
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