Cimarrons! Being runaway slaves from the West Indies and the Southern Colonies
31 Jan 2020
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The Cimarrons, or Maroon Negroes or Maroons as the British styled them in the 18th Century, were runaway slaves dwelling in the backwoods of the West Indies and Florida. Similar communities of fugitive slaves also existed in the southern British colonies of Virginia and the Carolinas. The free way of life of the Cimarrons encouraged [...]
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