Overview

This unit focuses on four case studies of escape to shed light on the secret spaces used by maroons to hide, sometimes dangerously close to their enslavers, and the underground networks of solidarity that supported their escape.

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Overall, students will showcase the innovative strategies employed by maroons to achieve freedom and reject their enslavement in spaces that were still largely controlled by slavery. These efforts to remain invisible by blending in with their surroundings, secretly communicating with others, and creating underground networks of solidarity that resisted enslavement will help students recognize the diverse forms of escape, rather than as a singular form or destination.