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Cudjoe and Other Early Slave Rebellions in Jamaica

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Slave rebellions were pretty frequent in Jamaica's early colony years. We take a quick look at the early ones including Cudjoe's rebellion and how it led to the formation of Maroon communities across the island.

Sources:

  • Apocalypse 1692. Ben Hughes.
  • https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1998-02-25/page-3/
  • "The First Maroon War Begins: 1731." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History (Vol. 3: Central and South America.)
  • "Maroons (Cimarrones)." Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (2nd ed., Vol. 4, pp. 381-383).
  • https://daily.jstor.org/maroon-societies-in-jamaica/
  • https://gleaner.newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner/1961-09-17/page-14/
  • http://scholar.library.miami.edu/slaves/Maroons/maroons.html
  • "The Maroon culture of endurance." Americas, vol. 42, no. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1990
  • Sugar and Slaves. The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624-1713. Richard S. Dunn.

    • Intro & outro music: Music: Dutty - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/YeHqPHl1114

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