How the Amazon became a safe-haven for enslaved Africans
Deep in the Amazon rainforest in Suriname, an unknown route of trails, creeks, and rivers was used by the Maroons, a community of enslaved Africans, to escape to a victorious freedom. They took refuge in the dense Amazon forest and established their own independent communities along the Upper Suriname river.
Video by: Brian van der Leij and Gilberto M.R. Krieger
Executive Producer: Cagney Roberts