maroons

I am happy this is getting discussed. But, I want to make sure that it is known that is was thousands of "rebellions" and "uprisings" during Colonial and Antebellum era. In addition to the Maroons in America - the American South. And... this is all press for Slave Rebellion Reenactment –...

Yes, it is a long-ish article but really interesting about the connections between a Congolese mystic, the Haitian Revolution, and a slave revolt in South Carolina From JSTOR Did Kongolese Catholicism Lead to Slave Revolutions? The legacy of Kimpa Vita, a Kongolese Catholic mystic, was felt...

I would like to introduce a new series to The Root that highlights connections between Africa and its diaspora in the so called New World. I will try to focus on connections between specific ethnic groups in Africa as we know that most of the nations of present day Africa have European made...