Marooners -

Maroon societies emerged wherever slavery existed in the Americas, ranging from small bands to powerful states that survived for centuries. The Caribbean

: Home to some of the most famous Maroon groups, who fought the British in two major wars. The First Maroon War (1728–1740) ended in treaties that granted the Maroons 2,500 acres of land and semi-autonomy in exchange for returning future runaways. marooners

: The earliest recorded Maroon communities formed in what is now the Dominican Republic following a 1522 slave rebellion. South America Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Maroon societies emerged wherever slavery existed in the

Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas marooners