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Negotiating Freedom in Florida: A Study of Ethnogenesis and Resistance at Three Nineteenth-Century Florida Sites

Ibarrola, Mary Elizabeth·2022·International Journal of Historical Archaeology
DOI 10.1007/s10761-021-00618-3
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Marronage was an extreme form of anti-slavery resistance in the Americas, however, we should not isolate Maroons from others fighting to maintain autonomy in the colonial Americas. This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of three Florida sites – Bulow Plantation, an urban plantation in St. Augustine, and the Maroon settlement of Pilaklikaha – through the dual frameworks of resistance and ethnogenesis, with the purpose of placing Maroons within a regional context. Ultimately, the archaeological materials examined highlight the common experiences shared by Maroons and their enslaved peers, and emphasize the significant role played by opportunity in shaping African diasporic cultural transformations in the nineteenth century.

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Authors
Ibarrola, M. E.
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The University of Texas at Austin (US)
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Ibarrola, Mary Elizabeth
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Ibarrola, Mary Elizabeth
Venue
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021-10-01
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
647-714
ISSN
  • 1092-7697 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7748
DOI
10.1007/s10761-021-00618-3
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W3202780748
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5
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299
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2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1
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  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
Keywords
maroonage, ethnogenesis, enslaved Africans, African diaspora, Augustine of Hippo, Florida, 19th century, plantation archaeology, autonomy, cultural change

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