Who were maroons in the New World history?

Interesting. I've noticed that historians now say "enslaved people" or "enslaved Africans", not "slaves". I like it -- it emphasizes the people's humanity and implies that the slavery wasn't natural or necessarily permanent

herb198220, And even to this day,we are still finding people of various races,enslaved. What do the courts do,usually something like community service. They should be given hard labour for life. Let them know just what the slaves felt,and endured.