Friday, January 16, 2009

More slavery vocabulary

Active Resistance- The act of resisting in a way that everyone (slave owners) knows. Obvious, or out in the open
Passive Resistance- The act of resisting in a way that almost no one (slave owners) knows about, sneaky, hidden
Petite Maroonage- running away for short periods of time, to meet loved ones, and in hopes of changing the relationship between them and their current slave owner
Grand Maroonage- a slave running away to freedom

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