Maroons

Slave rebellions were quite common as were escapes, where runaway slaves were given the name Maroons, derived from the Spanish word cimarron meaning wild.

Slavery Museum in Liverpool 2007

To the Europeans that was fighting against the Moors or Maroons, the word Maroons was said to mean rebel or savage.

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To the Europeans that was fighting against the Moors or Maroons, the word Maroons was said to mean rebel or savage.

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These communities, called Maroons, were stable enough to field armies.

ANC Today 2007

These communities, called Maroons, were stable enough to field armies.

ANC Today 2007

In the 18th century, hundreds of runaway slaves known as Maroons were deported from Jamaica to Canada.

Our people in Sierra Leone 2007

In the 18th century, hundreds of runaway slaves known as Maroons were deported from Jamaica to Canada.

Archive 2007-12-01 2007

SurinameHindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%

Ethnic groups 2008

Ethnic groups: Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%

Suriname 2008

"Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10\%, Amerindian 2\%, Chinese 2\%, white 1\%, other 2\%

The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency