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World Service,15 Sep 2006,22 mins
Maroon Rebels
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The first Maroons were groups of African fighters who defied colonial slavery across the new-world colonies of the Americas, and negotiated their freedom from the British against incredible odds. A quarter of a century on, a debate continues about their place in history – were the Maroons freedom fighters or were they collaborators? This programme discusses the dispersion of the Maroon people, their societies and their disputed place in history.
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