How old is nanny of the maroons

But all the legends and documents refer to Nanny of the First Maroon War, as the most outstanding of them all, leading her people with courage and inspiring them to struggle to maintain that spirit of freedom, and life of independence, which was their rightful inheritance. Skip to content Jamaica Information Service.

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The Story Of The Gleaner. The Story of Emancipation. Thomas Get Its Name? Jamaican Castles. History Jamaica National Heroes Personalities. Champs School Profile — Camperdown High. Deeply religious, she was vehemently opposed to slavery and the Slave Trade. Her poem Slavery , written in , makes an impassioned plea for emancipation. She also actively campaigned for the education of the poor. Read Slavery by Hannah More. If you want to find out more about Slavery and the Slave Trade in general, visit any of the following websites:.

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