31. We forget to mention the runaway slaves taking paths to Native American villages where black men and women found friendship and refuge. 32. When a runaway slave asks Will to help steal his older brother, Will begins an adventure. 33. Younger visitors, some outfitted in tri-cornered hats, keep a close lookout for the slave patrol who circle the park in search of runaway slaves. 34. Behind the riots is a discord between police and blacks that dates to the Civil War, when Cincinnati became a hotbed for runaway slaves. 35. In return for their freedom, the Maroons agreed to help the British hunt down future runaway slaves. 36. That could make kingmakers of smaller parties and voters in the vast interior, populated by Amerindians and descendants of runaway African slaves called Maroons. 37. Three centuries have passed since Zumbi commanded the Quilombo dos Palmares, the largest community of runaway slaves in the Americas. |