Nanny Leader of the Jamaican Maroons
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ghana DATE OF BIRTH: circa 1600 ALIAS: Granny Nanny DATE OF DEATH: circa 1740’s Nanny was a leader of the Maroons at the beginning of the 18th […]
A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?
Let’s get something straight,” the politician told me, “we are now owning you.” Though this was meant as a warm welcome, hearing it from an eminent state official made me […]