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MAR 2014 - Irie™ Magazine
www.iriemag.comNanny of the Maroons I’ve thought for a while about the angle I would take to this story of Jamaica’s only heroine, Nanny of the Maroons as she’s officially called, even while the Maroons …
History of Portland - The National Library of Jamaica
www.nlj.gov.jmNanny Town was the home of ‘Nanny of the Maroons’, the first and only national heroine of Jamaica. She was a celebrated Maroon chieftainess and was of Ashanti origin.
Jamaica's True Queen - Jah Rootsman
www.jahrootsman.co.zaward Maroons Jamaica's True Queen By Deborah Gabriel Published Sep 2, 2004 Nanny of the Maroons – it was founded in 1734 after the British de-stroyed the original Maroon town, which was known as ‘Nanny Town’. Slaves imported to Jamaica from Africa came from the Gold Coast, the Congo and Madagascar. The dominant group among
º - Seejamaicacheaply
www.seejamaicacheaply.comIn 1740 the legendary Nanny of the Maroons signed a separate deal, receiving .77 square miles to establish Moore Town in the Rio Grande Valley. Chief, tactician, and grandmother, Nanny remains larger than life even today. The only female among Jamaica’s seven official national
What is a WORLD A - Jamaica National Heritage Trust
www.jnht.comWhat is a WORLD HERITAGE SITE? With the inscription of the Blue and John Crow Mountains on July 3, 2015, the only mixed site in the ... Queen Nanny of the Maroons. T he Blue and John Crow Mountains is Jamaica’s first World Heritage Site and the Caribbean’s first World Heritage
2016 DC Caribbean Filmfest
o.b5z.netQUEEN NANNY: LEGENDARY MAROON CHIEFTAINESS Fri, June 10, 7:30 feat. Q&A with producer Alison G. Anderson QUEEN NANNY documents the Jamaican Maroons' struggle for freedom, led by the indomitable 18th-century military genius and Jamaican national hero Nanny of the Maroons. A spiritual leader skilled in the
July 22, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Extensions of …
www.gpo.govJuly 22, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ... ‘‘Granny Nanny of the Maroons’’, as she is known today. Soon after her arrival she dis-played the world-renown Caribbean penchant for cutting her own path, and escaped from her master’s plantation with her five brothers.
Supervisor Moore Omokunde Stands in Solidarity with Women
county.milwaukee.govAraminta Harriet Ross Tubman, Delores Huerta, Ella Baker, Queen Nanny of the Maroons, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Queen Mother Ya'Asentwa have played a large part in their success.
Kelley - 1 Lindsey Kelley English 598 – Caribbean Texts ...
www.emscharts.comNanny of the Maroons - are described as having “Anansi-like” qualities. Paul Bogle led a protest march to the Morant Bay courthouse in 1865, known as the Morant Bay
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery ...
glc.yale.eduNanny of the Maroons The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition David Brion Davis, Director Yale Center for International and Area Studies
Nanny of the Maroons - EIU
www.eiu.eduNanny of the Maroons Lauren T. Eberle Lauren Eberle is a junior sociology major from Crystal Lake, Illinois. She wrote this paper for Dr. Rosemary