Almost Home: Maroons between Slavery and Freedom in Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Sierra Leone

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The unique story of a small community of escaped slaves who revolted against the British government yet still managed to maneuver and live on against all odds

After being exiled from their native Jamaica in 1795, the Trelawney Town Maroons endured in Nova Scotia and then in Sierra Leone. On this gripping narrative, Ruma Chopra demonstrates how the unlikely survival of this community of escaped slaves reveals the contradictions of slavery and the complexities of the British antislavery era.

At the same time as some Europeans sought to enlist the Maroons’ lend a hand in securing the institution of slavery and others viewed them as junior partners within the global fight to abolish it, the Maroons deftly negotiated their position to steer clear of subjugation and make the most of their limited opportunities. Drawing on a vast array of number one source material, Chopra traces their journey and eventual transformation into refugees, empire builders—and now and again even slave catchers and slave owners. Chopra’s compelling tale, encompassing three distinct regions of the British Atlantic, shall be read by scholars across a range of fields.

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