Origins of the Suriname Kwinti Maroons
Narrative history of the Kwinti Maroons covering approximately 250 years. They had settled West of Paramaribo before 1750. Only in 1887, 24 years after the abolition of slavery, did the authorities acknowledge the Kwinti as free Maroons. Based on archival sources in Suriname and the Netherlands.
Main Author: | Wim Hoogbergen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BRILL
1992-01-01
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Series: | NWIG |
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Online Access: | http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3323 |
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