Description:

Leonard Parkinson, Captain of the Maroons by H Smith. Parkinson was one of the leaders of the Jamaican Maroons, who maintained their freedom and independence against British troops for 100 years. (The word maroon means escaped slave and comes from a Spanish word meaning mountaineers. The slaves escaped from their plantations to the mountains and formed independant communities of free people.)

Creator: H Smith

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Object ID:Mb 6431