Maroon Communities in South Carolina

Maroon Communities in South Carolina
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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 1570037779
ISBN-13 : 9781570037771
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Book Synopsis Maroon Communities in South Carolina by : Timothy James Lockley

Download or read book Maroon Communities in South Carolina written by Timothy James Lockley and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maroon communities were small, secret encampments formed by runaway slaves, typically in isolated and defensible sections of wilderness. The phenomenon began as runaway slaves, unable to escape to safe havens in sympathetic colonies, opted instead to band together for survival near the sites of their former enslavement. In this first survey of documentary records of marronage in colonial and antebellum South Carolina, Timothy James Lockley offers students and scholars of history an opportunity to assess the unique features and trends of the maroon experience in the Palmetto State.


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