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The Maroons in Nova Scotia
Author | : John N. Grant |
Publisher | : James Lorimer & Company |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2002-10-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780887805691 |
Many Black Nova Scotians proudly claim ancestry from the Jamaican Maroons exiled to these shores in the last decade of the 18th century: this book recounts the fascinating story of their migrations. Scholar and teacher John Grant chronicles the Maroons' struggle to maintain their proud and independent culture in the harsh conditions of Nova Scotia, and traces their contributions to the development of colonial society. He describes attempts to establish Maroon communities, attempts thwarted by racial and cultural tensions, hostility and indifference. He brings together the elements that show how many Maroons finally arranged for passage to Sierra Leone, leaving Nova Scotia's hard shores behind them. This lively and well-documented text illuminates an important passage in African-Canadian history, combining historical records and modern research to present a substantial portrait of the times, the people and the events that comprise the Maroons' saga in Nova Scotia.
Almost Home
Author | : Ruma Chopra |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2018-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300220464 |
The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to maneuver and survive against all odds After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. In this gripping narrative, Ruma Chopra demonstrates how the unlikely survival of this community of escaped slaves reveals the contradictions of slavery and the complexities of the British antislavery era. While some Europeans sought to enlist the Maroons' help in securing the institution of slavery and others viewed them as junior partners in the global fight to abolish it, the Maroons deftly negotiated their position to avoid subjugation and take advantage of their limited opportunities. Drawing on a vast array of primary source material, Chopra traces their journey and eventual transformation into refugees, empire builders--and sometimes even slave catchers and slave owners. Chopra's compelling tale, encompassing three distinct regions of the British Atlantic, will be read by scholars across a range of fields.
We're Rooted Here and They Can't Pull Us Up
Author | : Peggy Bristow |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780802068811 |
p>This long overdue history will prove welcome reading for anyone interested in Black history and race relations. It provides a much-needed text for senior high school and university courses in Canadian history, women's history, and women's studies.
Back to Africa
Author | : Mavis Christine Campbell |
Publisher | : Africa World Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780865433830 |
Almost Home
Author | : Ruma Chopra |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2018-05-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300235224 |
The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to maneuver and survive against all odds After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. In this gripping narrative, Ruma Chopra demonstrates how the unlikely survival of this community of escaped slaves reveals the contradictions of slavery and the complexities of the British antislavery era. While some Europeans sought to enlist the Maroons’ help in securing the institution of slavery and others viewed them as junior partners in the global fight to abolish it, the Maroons deftly negotiated their position to avoid subjugation and take advantage of their limited opportunities. Drawing on a vast array of primary source material, Chopra traces their journey and eventual transformation into refugees, empire builders—and sometimes even slave catchers and slave owners. Chopra’s compelling tale, encompassing three distinct regions of the British Atlantic, will be read by scholars across a range of fields.
Marooned in Nova Scotia
Author | : Horane Smith |
Publisher | : America Star Books |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781451212013 |
Kwabena Bene, the gallant warrior, finds himself among the hundreds of Maroons dumped unceremoniously by the Governor of Jamaica in Nova Scotia, British North America, in 1796.A hero of the just-ended conflict with the British Militia in Cudjoe Town, Jamaica, Kwabena refuses to call Halifax home. He must lead the battle to be sent back to the rolling hills of Jamaica, to rejoin his people and to continue their struggle against colonial oppression.Kwabena begins a resistance on all fronts. The British on one hand, a rival Maroon leader on the other, and two women, who're caught in the middle. It doesn't take him long to realize this is no ordinary fight. It's a fight for his reputation as a warrior, a leader; a fight for trust, a fight for honor. When betrayal rears its ugly head and his mission seems destined to fail, Kwabena must prove that not even iron bars can stop him from returning to Jamaica. As the mission comes under scrutiny, the daring warrior discovers he's sinking deeper and deeper into a sea of despair that not even his enemies would want him to be. Kwabena Bene despises failure!
The Fighting Maroons of Jamaica
Author | : Carey Robinson |
Publisher | : Harper San Francisco |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The Maroons in Nova Scotia
Author | : John N."" ""Grant |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781459324169 |
The Many-headed Hydra
Author | : Peter Linebaugh |
Publisher | : Verso |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Capitalism |
ISBN | : 9781859847985 |
For most readers the tale told here will be completely new. For those already acquainted with the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of that age which they have been so carefully taught and cultivated will be profoundly challenged.