Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A remote swamp region between Virginia and North Carolina where African Americans formed maroon communities as autonomous spaces beyond enslaver control.
AP course connection
Topic 2.15: 2.15 Maroon Societies and Autonomous Black Communities