afrodiaspores:E. Katie Holm, “Nanny of the Maroons: Jamaica, c. 1680 — c. 1750,” part of the serie
afrodiaspores: E. Katie Holm, “Nanny of the Maroons: Jamaica, c. 1680 — c. 1750,” part of the series Women Warriors, 2011 Nanny of the Maroons was a Jamaican spiritual leader who fought against British slave trading during the eighteenth century. An expert strategist, Nanny implemented the use of camouflage and guerilla warfare to protect her people… -- source link