Maroon Communities in South Carolina
Download or Read eBook Maroon Communities in South Carolina PDF 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.
| Author | : Timothy James Lockley |
| Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1570037779 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781570037771 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Maroon Communities in South Carolina by : Timothy James Lockley
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.
