Black History I Jamaica's First Maroon War

In this Black history masterclass, speaker Paul Crooks highlights the role of Jamaica’s legendary Maroons in bringing slavery in British colonies to its knees. Their resistance marked the genesis of Black opposition to enslavement and underpins present-day discussions on racial injustice and equality.

While researching his family’s Black history, Paul Crooks discovered that his great-great-great-grandfather walked free from a sugar plantation in Jamaica in 1838. Driven by curiosity, Paul sought to understand the forces that led to the decision to emancipate enslaved people in the Caribbean.

In this talk, Paul will discuss the legendary Maroons of Jamaica, who set in motion the decline of European transatlantic enslavement.

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About the speaker

Trailblazing family historian Paul Crooks pioneered research into Black genealogy during the 1990s. He traced his family history from London, back 6 generations, to ancestors enslaved on a sugar plantation in North America.

Paul was told that it would be impossible to trace records of slave-ownership let alone his Ancestors enslaved on plantations in North America. “No one had tried because such records did not exist.” Undeterred, he embarked on a journey of discovery that led from suburban North London to North America and ultimately back to the Gold Coast.

His books, Ancestors and A Tree Without Roots - The Guide To Tracing British, African and Asian Caribbean Ancestry brought him international recognition for his breakthrough research into Black genealogy.

Paul is credited with inspiring an upsurge in interest in Black and British ancestry. He is also recognised for having spawned an industry in African Caribbean genealogy.

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