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Slavery's exiles : the story of the American Maroons

"For more than two centuries men, women, and children escaped from slavery and made the Southern wilderness their home. They hid in the mountains of Virginia and the low swamps of South Carolina; they stayed in the neighborhood or paddled their way to secluded places; they buried themselves und...

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Main Author: Diouf, Sylviane A. 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2014.
Subjects and Genres:
Maroons > Southern States > History.
Fugitive slaves > Southern States > History.
Southern States > Race relations > History.
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Table of Contents:
  • The development of Maroonage in the South
  • African Maroons
  • Borderland Maroons
  • Daily life at the Borderlands
  • Hinterland Maroons
  • The Maroons of Bas du Fleuve, Louisiana: From the Borderlands to the Hinterlands
  • The Maroons of Belleisle and Bear Creek
  • The great dismal swamp
  • The Maroon bandits
  • Maroons, conspiracies, and uprisings
  • Out of the wilds.

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