concept   maroon
culture   Caribbean
statement   Maroons in the Caribbean are descendants of enslaved Africans who formed their own communities after escaping captivity.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 maroon Caribbean Refers to descendants of African slaves who escaped and formed independent communities 1
2 maroon Caribbean Refers to descendants of African slaves who escaped and formed communities in the Americas. 1
3 maroon Caribbean Maroons are descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped from plantations in the Caribbean and formed their own communities in the mountains and forests. 1
4 maroon Caribbean countries Maroons are descendants of African slaves who escaped from plantations and formed their own communities in the mountains and forests of the Caribbean. 1