(The Black Maroon; in creole, Neg Mawon), often translated in English as the Unknown Slave statue with Haitis presidential palace in background. The Neg Mawon is shown with left leg extended (broken chain on his ankle); a machete is in his right hand, and his left hand holds a conch shell to his lips. The conch shell was often used as a trumpet to assemble people. Created by the Haitian sculptor/architect, Albert Mangones (1917-2002) in 1968 or 1969, to commemorate the slaves who revolted against France. This statue survived the horrible earthquake of 12 January 2010, although the presidential palace was destroyed . The Maroons were runaway slaves in Haiti who formed independent settlements together. The Maroons banded together, subsisted independently and even formed armed camps. Being a Maroon was a tough life because they had to find a way to survive amidst attacks from white settlers and increasing plantation expansion that was steadily seizing more land. The Maroons, however, did fight back and instilled fear by raiding and pillaging plantations and harassing the colonists that lived on the plantations.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:26:37 +0000
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