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    12. As-Salaamu-Alaikum: The Invincibility of Islam in Jamaica Heritage

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Afroz,Sultana (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Spring/Summer, 2007
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean & Its Diasporas
    Journal Title Details:
    10(2) : 5-39
    Notes:
    Investigates the Islamic heritage of the Maroon societies in Jamaica and the Islamic nature of the Baptist Rebellion which brought an end to slavery in Jamaica and in the British West Indies. The Maroons are the enslaved Muslims who took flight or ran away from plantations in Jamaica. An overview of the African diaspora in the Americas, including Jamaica and the West Indies is presented. The strong Islamic faith of the Maroons are manifested in their use of Qur'anic terms, Islamic salutation, Islamic governance, Muslim names and Islamic actions.

    17. Black Rebels: The Cimarrons of Sixteenth-Century Panama

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Pike,Ruth (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Oct 2007
    Published:
    Philadelphia, PA: The Academy of American Franciscan History
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    The Americas
    Journal Title Details:
    64(2) : 243-267
    Notes:
    Article about the black slaves that managed to escape and attacked Spanish settlements;

    20. Callaloo, Everyone?

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Marlon Bryan Ross (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2007
    Published:
    The Johns Hopkins University Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Callaloo
    Journal Title Details:
    30(1) : 87-94