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International Heritage News Network

news from around the world about our natural and cultural heritage

New film investigates the Jamaican Maroons

One of the little-known stories of Caribbean history involves the Jamaican Maroons, settlements of escaped slaves that lived in the island’s Blue Mountains and elsewhere.

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From Freedom to Suppression: The Problem of Jamaica’s Maroon Heritage in “Queen Nanny”

By Gordon Barnes

Advocate

June 19, 2016

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