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rglovejoy
on Oct 31, 2018
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The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the S...
I first heard the term 'maroon' from a Bugs Bunny cartoon, being used as an insult. I had no idea that it referred to escaped African slaves.
Isamu
on Oct 31, 2018
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Bugs is just riffing on "moron".
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