They didn’t wait for freedom — they fought for it.
In this video Whitney Mckoy talks about the real story of the Jamaican Maroons — escaped Africans who took to the mountains, built free communities, and waged war against the mighty British Empire.
For centuries, they resisted slavery, outsmarted colonial soldiers, and forced the British to sign peace treaties.
But the story isn’t all glory — some say the Maroons later turned on their own by helping the British capture runaway slaves.
Were they heroes… or something more complicated?
Let’s talk about it.
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