The term “maroons” describes enslaved people who successfully escaped bondage and established autonomous communities beyond the boundaries of slave-holding societies. Marronage itself represents the complex process of liberation from slavery, a profound act of resistance and self-determination. Petit marronage characterizes short-term escapes, where individuals or small groups temporarily fled their plantations—sometimes for days or weeks—driven by a range of motivations, from seeking respite to staging localized acts of resistance. In contrast, grand marronage represents a more radical form
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