University of Georgia Press Maroons in Guyane: Past, Present, Future - UGA Press

Explore the history and legacy of maroon communities through this academic study from the University of Georgia Press. For over four centuries, maroons - men and women who escaped slavery - established communities across the Atlantic World, from Brazil and the Caribbean to the United States. This book examines the descendants of these individuals who continue to live in semi-independent enclaves in locations such as Jamaica, Brazil, Colombia, Belize, Suriname, and Guyane. These communities remain proud of their origins and maintain unique cultural traditions that began during the earliest days of Afro-American history. Following their expulsion by the military regime of Suriname in 1986, anthropologists Richard and Sally Price turned their attention to these groups. This work provides a detailed look at the cultural persistence and historical journey of these communities within the Race in the Atlantic World series.