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One of the primary motivating forces behind early resistance culture among African-Caribbeans, was the search for an African identity. The Maroons in Jamaica, St. Kitts, and Barbados, for example, waged 50 years of resistance against plantation owners, and formed their own communities with their own leaders. In addition to the relentless pressur...
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