RE: Fort Boekoe ⛓️ Historic Value of The Legendary Marroon Stronghold

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I think a museum would be good if the right artifacts are found. Interesting, the maroon lifestyle was in Suriname too. In Jamaica, it is said that the maroons who fled kept peace with the plantation owners by returning runaway salves instead of bring in them into the community. History is intersting.


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I think a museum would be good if the right artifacts are found.

Or replicas, especially for the stronghold.

Interestingly, the group lead by mr. Pel had found a possible location, with also artefacts from the time. Only, research of those couldn't prove with certainty that the finds were from fort Boekoe itself or if that was the exact location.

In Jamaica, it is said that the maroons who fled kept peace with the plantation owners by returning runaway salves instead of bring in them into the community.

So, I don't know if that was the case for Suriname. What we were taught in History class, is that the Marroons used to plunder the plantations and that when they brokered peace, they made the deal that they would stop the plundering if they would be left to live their own lives in freedom. That's why we speak of freedom fighters.

Could be that they've also made similar deals, but can't say for sure. And then there were the "freed" former slaves (manumission), who deployed to track the Marroons.

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