Also known as: Mavis C. Campbell, The Maroons of Jamaica, The Maroons of Jamaica 1655-1796: A History of Resistance, Collaboration and Betrayal
Last updated: April 16, 2026
A history of Jamaican maroon communities from 1655 to 1796 covering Akan political and military leadership under Cudjoe, Nanny, and Quao, the 1739 treaties and their contradictions, post-treaty erosion of autonomy through white superintendence, and the colonial betrayal of the Trelawny Town War of 1795-96. The clearest Caribbean case of a long-lived treaty-maroon regime, essential for distinguishing maroon freedom, colonial accommodation, and revolutionary emancipation. Provides comparative depth to Saint-Domingue marronage by showing what maroon communities that forced formal recognition eventually became under colonial pressure.
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Mavis C. Campbell. "The Maroons of Jamaica 1655-1796: A History of Resistance, Collaboration and Betrayal." Africa World Press, 1988. Rasin.ai, https://rasin.ai/connections/sources/campbell-jamaica-maroons. Accessed 2026-05-05.