Slavery is defined by the Encarta encyclopedia as a social institution .
defined by law and Custom as the most absolute involuntary form .
of human servitude. .
Although slavery belittled the slaves and made them think that they were unworthy to be free and called humans, there was one group who decided that they were going to rise above all this and fight for their freedom they were known as the Maroons. Despite the efforts of other slaves, to rebel and be free of slavery they were not always successful, because the main reason they rebelled was out of desperation and their efforts were not as organized as the Maroons were. .
The word Maroon originated from the Spanish word Cimarron which in English is translated to be "wild or untamed". When the English came they mispronounced the word therefore Cimarron now became Maroon.
Maroons could be defined as enslaved Africans who had successful rebellions and retreated to the mountains and developed successful communities there. The Maroons differed from the other enslaved Africans in that their rebellions were cautiously and carefully planned. Usually when they planned their rebellions their members were loyal in keeping it a secret, in that they kept the information among themselves so that not all the other slaves would be aware of the rebellion especially not the domestic slaves who they feared would seek to try to stop them. The Maroons could be described as the most successful group of enslaved Africans, because they forced the whites to acknowledge their power and eventually seek peace with them.
This project seeks to go examine in certain aspects of their lives such as their Political and economic organization, their social organization, the Maroon wars and the revisit of the Maroon traditions. .
Political and Economic Organization.
As with every society, in order to have a successful society the Maroons needed their own political and economic organization.