Jamaica’s Accompong Maroons Hailed for Retaining African Traditions
Political Ombudsman, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown, has hailed the Accompong Town Maroons of St. Elizabeth for retaining and upholding the African heritage and passing it on to their children and grandchildren.
“Among the several Maroon settlements in Jamaica, Accompong remains the largest … and one of the few places in Jamaica where African heritage in its purest state can be observed.
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