Liberation Tactics: From a Jamaican maroons perspective The defending and protesting for basic human rights and liberation empowerment does not necessarily come in the form of rioting and throwing objects around. You can still fight for freedom and the liberation of Africa by simply standing up for what you believe in.
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hat is one of the most effective form of tactic applied by the Jamaican Maroonseven as of now.
fortitude , and mysticism , as shown by Jamaicans such as Bob Marley, Usain Bolt, Marcus Harvey and the 18th century Maroon strategist Nanny. Nanny was leader of the windward maroons and held up as the most important figure in the Maroons history. Nanny was the spiritual, cultural and military leader of the windward maroons and her importance stems from the fact that she guided the maroons through the most intense period of their resistance against the British between 1725 and 1740. Born around 1680 in Africa's present day Ghana. She was reported to belong to either the Ashanti or Alan tribe and went to Jamaica as a free woman.
A tactic that should be incorporated in the pursuit for African liberty.
It's said that Nanny went to Jamaica with slaves of her own.
The maroons are the forerunners of Jamaican independence and the independence of spirit. And that is according to Harcourt Fuller, Georgia State University associate professor of history and a Maroon from Moore Town.
And that alone was unique because at that time few African dignitaries kept slaves of their own.
The Maroons say that they would rather die than live in bondage. It's just a part of them; never to be bound, never to be subdued, always seeking justice , always striving to survive.
Nanny is said to have been married to a man named Adou, but had no children. She died in 1730s. Slaves imported to Jamaica from Africa came from the Gold coast, the Congo and Madagascar. The dominant group was referred to as Coro-
Indeed and In fact the aforementioned should be a borrowed tactic to every individual who seeks freedom. You may be seen to be little but you are mighty. Thus we must have that disposition just like the nation's of Jamaica that even though you appear little and small, you can be able to punch far above your weight in terms of influence. It's with that same disposition that the Maroons get some credit for characteristics of ingenuity, Gifted Tongues Magazine - 01
