Maroons Revisited: History and Stories

Please note this event will not take place at the Schomburg Center.  It will be held at NYPL's 42nd Street location, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Avenue at 42nd Street, New York.

Secluded in the forests, the swamps and the mountains, or hidden at the borders of plantations, maroons all over the Americas led unique, secret lives, while fiercely maintaining their independence. Join us for a revealing new look at these extraordinary men and women.

Omar H. Ali (“Benkos Bioho: African Maroon Leadership in New Grenada”;) Sylviane A. Diouf (Slavery’s Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons;) and Richard Price (author, notably, of Travels with Tooy: History, Memory, and the African American Imagination and Rainforest Warriors: Human Rights on Trial) will trace the Maroons’ history and stories from 16th century Colombia to 18th and 19th century North America, and 21st century Suriname. Book signing will follow.

Presented by the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery.
 

For all media inquiries, please contact Adenike Olanrewaju at adenikeolanrewaju@nypl.org.

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FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED

For all free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. All registered seats are released 15 to 30 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early.