This was really fascinating. I found this history to be more respectful of the Gullah Peoples, their experiences and their communities. I feel this had This was really fascinating. I found this history to be more respectful of the Gullah Peoples, their experiences and their communities. I feel this had more perspective of the people being presented than The Maroons also by Charles River Editors. Still there's too much of a colonial viewpoint. Still I appreciate the references and suggestions for further reading. This is short but worthy of s critical listen....more
This has interesting but succinct history of various maroon communities across the America's. The only real issue is this history is presented in an oThis has interesting but succinct history of various maroon communities across the America's. The only real issue is this history is presented in an offensively colonial viewpoint. The success or failure of Maroon communities seem to be focused on their usefulness to European colonies or their ability to beat European colonial armies. There's no real look at what these existing communities meant to Enslaved Peoples, why they hid them at great risk to themselves. There's no look at Maroon's who were used as cannon fodder for lazy colonists or to capture and keep control of Enslaved Peoples in their communities. It's outrageously dated and proves yet again why the 1619 Project and similar books are needed. To counter this blatantly white supremacist narrative....more
This was stunning and will live in my memory for a long time. We don't have enough stories about Maroons and what their lives consisted of and were likThis was stunning and will live in my memory for a long time. We don't have enough stories about Maroons and what their lives consisted of and were like. One day I will visit the Great Dismal Swamp and leave Ancestor offerings for those who survived. I am because they were. I could not be more proud....more
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