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What Were Runaway Slaves Called? [Solved]

fugitive slave Wherever Africans were enslaved in the world, there were runaways who escaped permanently and lived in free independent settlements. These people and their descendants are known as “maroons.” The term probably comes from the Spanish cimarrón, meaning feral livestock, fugitive slave or something wild and defiant.

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Runaway Slaves Built This Fort to Defend Their Freedom

An archaeological expedition into the wilderness of North Carolina uncovers evidence of a remarkable settlement once filled with …

‘Living in Swamp Better Than Being Enslaved’: How Runaway Slaves Found Freedom in the Great Dismal S

‘Living in Swamp Better Than Being Enslaved’: How