Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas

Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the AmericasAfrican slavery in the Americas has left indelible marks on the geographical, political, economic, social and cultural landscapes of the Americas. An important part of that indelibility is marronage that involved both flight from slavery and the establishment of free communities. This book is about the struggles of enslaved Africans in the Americas who achieved freedom through flight and the establishment of Maroon communities in the face of

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