I'm glad I stumbled across this channel because of all the stuff I can learn, not only sounds interesting but it's a bloody sin that it isn't taught in schools. It's just as interesting to binge these videos like I'd binge a history on Greece/Rome.
I’m glad it’s not taught in schools. I wouldn’t trust OTHERS with such valuable information. We would just blindly accept it like Disney did Pocahontas and john smith, and not be moved to find out for ourselves. If WE don’t tell it, someone else will tell us what they want us to hear. They SHOULD -teach us- reinforce in school (what we should teach at home) that we have a PERSONAL responsibility and obligation to ourselves and our children to take acquiring knowledge of self into our own hands. Whether it be financial literacy, or our history, we can not ASSUME that THEY will make sure we know what we need to know. It’s a conflict of interest on their part.
@@julianaansah6367 nope Jamaicans are there own people, we mix between different African ethnic groups some people have Indian and even white, they giving credit to Jamaicans, we are not one tribe. About giving credit to the wrong people, so we do the work and you get credit for it in Africa, get out of here.I see what you doing but no. It’s a mixture, we are not mostly from Ghana either so humble.
@@unruly7516 u humble urslef because nobody said u are mostly from Ghana fool what is this video about the Akans from Ghana the maroons were mostly Akans ur greatest female leader was a Ashanti woman from Ghana before the name Jamaica even exist they didn’t identify themselves as Jamaican and are not from that land so u must give respect to where there from and this video is about the Akans what are u saying y’all try hard to seperate urselves from us but u can never change that even if u have 5% blood of Indian white our blood is the most prevalent and u still seen as African u won’t diminish us and our influence for ppl who don’t give a damn about u
We use the words Cromanti/Kromanti and Obia still in our spiritual culture called winti. The Kromanti is considered to be one of the most powerful winti's a person can have. I love how we still have kept some of our ancestors culture alive.
sad, we should be a island representing the Beauty of our culture, applying an modern island life, but instead our representatives calling them self our leaders, came from CIA training camps, and UK Royal family Dog training camp. They have no loyalty, love, or passion to develop our island for our people, Instead selling it out more and more. And anyone who tries to do this if they have the power to, gets destroyed internally.
@@alanMeplusYou, it is not uncommon for blacks born outside of the African continent to claim they are not politically African. Wherever they are born outside of Africa, they claim that nationality as a geopolitical identity. But, using "Aftica" in a historical context, all black people of the diaspora are African (Ethiopian in the biblical sense). Do you understand?
@SlimThickaz the sense with which Stonebwoy spoke supercedes your knowledge of African history and music . Most of the slaves that landed in the Caribbean brought along with them the African way of singing and many more that is evident in your music today . He might have also said so because to most of we on the Continent we see you all us part of us - so yes when you take it in that context Stone was right .
"wi lilly but wi tallawah" - a Jamaican yeh the combination of warrior lineage &the psychosociological effects of enduring/overcoming slavery definitely fermented a dangerous determined rebellious streak that remains widespread in the average Jamaican to this day.. shout outs to all my yardies dem.
I appreciate you for going into detail on why the Akan were successful in their rebellions. I think it’s easy for people in the 21st century to take a narrow point-of-view when it comes to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, as well as rebellions. As always, thank you for all that you do! 🖤
Yes! My people! Those of us in America with some Ghanaian ancestry especially those of us with parents and grandparents or individuals themselves who are over 85% African have Akan ancestry. Our ancestors were brought to the ports of Georgia and the Carolinas, from the British Carribean, and they were paired with Yoruba and or Igbo people as well as Mende and Temne people. Ashanti are a group within the Akan people group. Harriet Tubman was said to be of Akan ancestry. It makes me so proud! Especially when the king visited our country!
The Akan purchased slaves to help clear the dense forests within Ashanti. About a third of the population of many Akan states were indentured servants. The Akan went from buyers of slaves to selling slaves as the dynamics in the Gold Coast and the New World changed.
@@thomasb1813 we barely sold slaves we did not need to we primarily sold gold and other goods this is the Ashanti I’m talking about the fante ppl are the ones who did that and let them build that slave castle we went to war with them and the British we didnt but slaves we conquered others and had them inter-grate into our tribe and used theM to help build our empire but we didn’t abuse them or anything like that after we had conquered them
@@thomasb1813 wrong sir! I am Akan and an Ashanti royal. We did not purchase slaves to clear forest. Akans in general worked together to contruct roads and buildings and build etc. Before the Ashantis were the Bono Empire which ruled over almost all Akan states. They created more routes in Akan states through Northern Ghana States. We migrated from up north of Burkina faso in different groups and clans. The Dagbon were the originals in Ghana. We did not have power in enough to buy slaves. Ashanti itself is made up several states with it Paramout Rulers later united to form one big Kingdom, with the Paramount Ruler of Adansi ruling over Kumasi and elevated to becomer overall King over the others. All Paramouncy swears to him. We believe in communal labor and agriculture. Akans only started selling slaves when the Portuguese started buying labor for plantations in Brazil, after establishing a colony. Note that initially it was the Fante-Akans in southern Ghana, Gold Coast or Fanteland and Ahanta who were willingly sailing to the Americas through El Mina. The Dutch were the ones who actually made it vicious. Later the Brits.
This explains a lot. I know so many Jamaicans who are the best quality people but have the heart of a warrior. People you can always count on when you really need something but have a hairpin trigger for nonsense.
This is very true, I am proud that we are a brave people but we need to control ourselves. We must go back to one love and respect for ourselves and each others.
The Akan spirit is rooted in pride and dignity. The Akan are equally courteous but don't let that fool you. They were also seen as best workers so were desired for that purpose. However, the indomitable spirit of the Akan resulted in them leading most of the rebellion. Most of the rebel leaders throughout the diaspora were Akan. Akan chieftaincy is even organized as military battalions. Thus, the general population was a militia. The Ashanti slogan of ' if you kill a thousand, a thousand will appear' is based on that. Another Akan saying that ' An Akan will choose death over shame' inspired their behavior. Ultimately, it comes down to self respect and dignity. An Akan always puts that first. Besides, flaunting their gold wealth in their attire, they are unassuming and hardworking. However, they carry their dignity with fierce pride. That is also because every Akan is a royal in his lineage. Thus, they saw themselves as enslaved royals. Akans are not unique. They share some of these traits with other Africans. Akans are mostly from Ghana and the Ivory Coast. They are also very hospitable. Go and visit them.
That’s exactly how we are still to this day we are very fierce and do not play but are extremely nice and humble just don’t piss us off and take it for granted and that’s why I’m so proud 🇬🇭
As a child, growing up I knew little or nothing about slavery. However, I can remember being told about William Wilberforce campaign for the abolition of slavery. The impression thatt I got as child is, that the enslaved people enjoyed being a slaves.... I was puzzled/confused until I did my own research. Thanks to all the rebellious slaves such as the Akans, the Maroons etc for fighting for our liberation. We honor you!!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
I have been gaining knowledge about the motherland since I was very young. It is important to know these facts. For a couple of years now I have subscribed to your Page. Keep up the great info on our heritage. Much love brother!
This is the information we need to see, thank you for sharing! We just started a channel sharing the black culture, history, and excellence that they never taught us in school, now is our time to build generational wealth!
Akwamu and Denkyira, Takyi..Those are the names he is pronouncing in English..people...Akans consist of many people mainly the Ashanti's Fante's Akyem people...They are very Brave people because I'm an Ashanti proud one Asante Kotoko Wu ku apem ah apem b3ba.
That explains a lot. So much to unpack here. Being from Jamaica I could never understand how and we can get so violent. We're not predisposed to being that way and there are many other factors that make Jamaica so unstable in modern times, but I've learnt the most rebellious slaves were sent to Jamaica and Brazil. If u look at those to countries today there is just something about them when it comes to violence that doesn't nowhere else in the world compares. Can genetics be linked to temperament although slavery has been abolished so long ago. I always joked with friends that if Jamaica was as big as some African countries we could never be invaded but at the same time we'd be our own biggest enemy. Knowing your roots can really help guide you for the future. Nice work on the history.
I would not use the word "violent" when one tries to defend one's self and family. Also, not every Jamaican is quick tempered, Akan or not. Temperament is a human nature, and every human has that switch to turn it on and off.
I would love to see a movie on this... Hollywood always wants to make us look weaklings and the white man as the warriors! We were far from being soft. 🤨
Wow! Glad I found your channel. Now I know a bit more about my ancestors who were involved in the Akwamu Revolt on St John. My great grand parents told us stories, that were passed down to them.
The Akwamu were terrible slave raiders in Africa, raiding and selling the Ga, Krepi Ewes, Agonas, Adangmes and others for decades from 1680-1730. Finally all of the Southern tribes in alliance with the Akyem got tired of their oppression and went to war with withem for 5 years finally defeating them which is why they were sold to the Danish Carribean. Your ancestors were terrible oppressors. I'm glad you're all finally revealing yourselves so your terrible history can be told
@@tvs9978 this is like SWEET REVENGE, THEY ARE LIKE TERMITES CRAWLING OUT OF THE WOOD WORKS. JAMAICANS WE ARE CALLING OUT THE (FUMIGATING) TEAM, BASTARDS UNNUH TINK SEY NAANA GUH KNO OIL HAVE TO FLOAT PAN WATA TOP.
@@tvs9978 @Tvs Im fully aware of the history of the Akwamu nation (Akan) , and their taking of others as slaves during expansion of their empire. As different groups expanded their empires, they took their captives into servitude. This happened everywhere! It seems like some people dont have the capacity to understand the context of how slavery changed when the Europeans got involved. They came with an agenda. They brought guns and alcohol. They leveraged their power, protection and wealth as a method to lock Africans into the slave trade. Enough guns for Africans to fight, kill and capture each other, but not enough to overthrow them. African servitude did not strip people of their humanity, names, and culture. Chattel slavery was so dehumanizing that generations later people are still dealing with the effects today. Like inner city neighborhoods where you can find a liquor store on every corner, people are feeling hopeless, and high crime. And when folks take to the streets and talk about injustices and police brutality etc. Its folks like YOU that will say "but they are always killing each other" , without a full understanding of how its been designed. Is it an innate sense of powerlessness that makes you want to shift the focus and blame the victimized instead of the real oppressor???
Great documentary, brother/HomeTeam!!👏🏿👏🏿 Thanks for sharing! You're shedding knowledge/history of our ancestors each time you upload these videos!! Thanks, again!!🙏🏾🖤💯
Few additions here ; Kormantse is a coastal town in Ghana where a British Fort was built ( still present ) . So captives shipped from the Fort were hence , generally referred to as Cormantee . More so , when the settlers began to realize captives specifically from Kormantse Fort are hard nuts to crack . You should equally note that , Akan tribes have long possessed the technology of making firearms and ammunitions . However , those firearms were mostly inaccurate and inferior to European rifles of the time . And again, the bravery of the Akan captives can be attributed to several other factors mainly , believe it or not ; traditional spiritual fortifications that last a lifetime . Most were fortified to withstand gunshot and blunt objects in infancy . So imagine you're well aware of the fact that , gunshot can't penetrate your skin neither can a sword , you step into battle beaming with confidence that can only be interpreted as bravery . Their warring practices were ferocious , stuffs like breaking into enemy lines, seizing enemy commanders and decapitating them were acts supposedly done to demoralize and cast fear upon their enemies .
@@SaudiGod I think what he means is they believed they couldn't be hurt by bullets so they fought as though they could not be hurt. Being unafraid of harm could give men an edge in life or death situations I guess.
@@SaudiGod still done today across Africa lol ... + this is coming from a Ghanaian. Just that masses been Christian have abandoned those ways cos it goes against biblical doctrine. only a select few still live that way
@@cd5516 yeah my Great Grandfather was from there. He was the one that moved to find better opportunities....my Grandmother his daughter is from Islington...Last name Harris
I remember a Grenadian man telling me Jamaicans are more rebellious and that is where they sent all the bad slaves. I was confused by this since I didn’t consider not fighting back an option 😂. I get it now. I am from Portland where the windward maroons reside. Nanny of the maroons is my hero and I enjoyed participating in many African traditions held by maroons. Food and John Kanu were my favourite growing up.
I understand the sentiment but this isn't necessarily true. There was resistance from various groups in various locations. Now we must continue the struggle.
@@itsbeyondme5560 dude they all did what is your point. we came from different tribes with us already fighting and conquering each other before Europeans came in the game, so they didn't look at each other as the same people. with them not figuring out that Europeans were as evil that they were until it was too late, when they started enslaving them.
They traded slaves to get guns then reverse engineered the guns. I wonder how they acquired gun powered or whether they learnt to manufacture their own and who from…
I’ve always admired the Akan people for their rebellious spirit. As a history major, I found the Akan people were also held responsible for 2 slave revolt that took place in New York City. The first one took place in 1714 and the other one in 1741z
Akans are found today mostly in Ghana and spread to Ivory Coast and some parts of Togo the most famous Akans the Ashanti are in Ghana and it took them almost 100 years before they can take us down lol we just don’t play 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Enslaved Blacks in the Caribbean heavily out numbered whites and white overseers. This is rarely mentioned, but very true. This was especially true in Haiti and contributed to the success of the Haitians in their rebellion..
It contributed to the uprising yet when Frances realized the rebellion they sent shipload of battalions to qualm everything. The last famous battle of Vertiere sound very much like a lot of the indigenous soldiers we're Akan specially Capois La-Mort..
The Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion is another large revolt in JA. Lol it's so funny that you would say AKan because a lot of Jamaicans are descendants of the Akan people of Ghana e.g Maroons and others. We even have linguistic similarities in our native tongue Patois and share folklore with the Akan such as Anansi stories. The Maroon Wars did result in a Peace Treaty between the British and Maroons recognizing the Maroon's right to independent rule and land, a matter which recently came up for debate in JA. It has been rumored over the years that Jamaica got some of the more for want of a better term "unruly" Africans. When you used the word "gunmen" I was like uhhhmm lol.
"Jamaica get di bad slave dem" cant recount the number of reggae and dancehall lyrics i've heard attest to this and all the while it was truh Ancestors Bad nuh bomboclot🔥
@@kingimmanuel3411 I'm a rebel soul rebel, welcome to Jamrock di place weh di tuggs dem camp at, what would you say if you woke up one morning and saw a M16 nozzle at you jaw, get up stand up, stand up for your rights.
I love this. obeya is similar to Vudoo but to my knowledge it’s look upon as something bad in Jamaica even tho it was used to start a rebellion in Jamaica and also Haiti
It's nothing to be ashamed of or disregarded. It is our culture and ancestry. Professor Bayyinah Bello goes deep into the spirituality of our culture and how it is a definitive and original part of us that should never be forgotten or shunned. It should be whole heartedly embraced and resurrected. To ignore and dismiss that part of us is to kill off a huge part of our identity. The oppressors lied about us and continue to do so. We shouldn't take their spirituality over ours, theirs does not suit us at all.
When you mentioned “ rebellious slaves “ my mind when to Jamaica 😂and I wasn’t disappointed. Even the way they speak is “ tough”. My ( Bajan ) dad said all the “ dopey ones “, were left in Barbados. 🤨🤦🏾♀️
@@cd5516 they were one of the most rebellious in the Carribbean but we don't know the amount of slave revolts Jamaica actually had. America possibly had the most slave revolts and I'm saying this on the information I have about slave revolts. Also Haitians were not really the most Successful it was really Black Americans who had the most successful slave revolts. For example in 1526 we stopped Spanish colonialism for 39 years. We also had revolts in 1586,1644,1657,1663,1676,1687,1688 1689,1690,1691,1702,1708,1709,1710, 1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717, etc.
I love this. I'm so glad that us rebelling is highlighted. As those of us who know our history know, we did fight. I'm Mende. We took the ship over ✊🏾🤴🏾
Yes also it is said that people from the Gold Coast as some of the strongest genes. People from the Gambia and Guinea region also had the same reputation of being very rebellious, remember Kunta Kinte and Boukman for example 💪💪
Great video 👍 It's always fantastic to continually get educated about the History (Facts, NOT fiction or lies) of People from different Cultures/Countries/Nations around the world going through all sorts of Challenges, Failures and Successes 🙂👍
Part Akan, part Yoruba here, and very proud. My half brother is full Akan Maroon, and their history is well documented in Jamaica as fighters who brought the British enslavers to their knees.🇯🇲🇺🇸
Whoa Nah Home Team. There were a few Fanti, Coramanti and Mina in the New Orleans area during French colonial Louisiana control. The biggest slave rebellion of 1811 in Louisiana had co-conspirators (freedom fighters) who were Akan Ashanti. Kwaku and Kwamino were well trained warriors that were on the front lines ready take New Orleans over. The Akan are fierce. By the way, My Wife is of Fante descent also. Much Respect.
@@spencerstevens2175 They didn't need these to fight and rebel against their adversaries. But on the sugar plantations there were plenty of wheels and axles.
In "Slaves in the Family" the author has the original slave receipts from his families histories. In the receipts some Africans cost less, because they were known for escaping.
I somehow feel good knowing that our forefathers, our black African fathers and mothers at some point rebelled towards these evil people who took them away to become slaves. Shout out to the Akan....viva bafwethu and Amandla to you.
@@thomasb1813....you keeps repeating this information...in the historical context is inaccurate...which Akans are you referencing...Akans are many tribes...which the vast majority has nothing to do with enslaving Africans and some became victims of enslavement themselves....Akans did not raid other tribes to sell into slavery...yes during the many wars which happened mainly due to the Europeans interference and instigation..by supplying arms to the coastal tribes and social orders breakdown...instead of assimilating war prisoners within the community...they were exchange for weapons....not justifiable but we must keep in the proper context.
I feel like Jamaicans wasn't successful because they signed the treaty to be left alone by the British because if it wasn't so they would have gotten their way like our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
I heard my grandpa say something about the tenacity and warrior spirit of Jamaicans many, many years ago. He said something along the lines of "Enslavers couldn't handle that particular group of slaves so they stopped at Jamaica because they put up a fight, that's why they're hard and don't submit to nobody..." Of course we were like, be quiet old man. Funny how things come around, now my grandpa has been dead bout 30 years.
Akan wasn't going for it!! It makes me happy to hear stories about the rebellion of the slaves. 💪🏾💙👏🏾👏🏾 Shout out to the Akan ppl. Salute to our ancestors that did fight, and said they would rather die than to be in bondage. ✊🏾
You know what's crazy..... The fact that there have been so many slave movies in which they graphically depict all the horrors we as a people went thru But I have NEVER seen a movie, perhaps, about the Africans who fought back against colonizers...as these ancestors have
ICE Most Jamaicans are christians, it’s called colonisation you clown, Jamaicans are trying to get out of the commonwealth actually and what makes you more rebellious, let me guess you live in England. I know where this is coming from, allow the jealous ting. Africans living in England actually, every ethnic group living in England love to chat sh!t bout us but you all copy us, say one ting you want to be like us and because we tend to not accept you and you can’t be like us you start hating, I know you people, relax your likkle skin, bout your Jamaican, Jamaicans don’t talk like that, every person that’s ever claim to be Jamaican to me online I always prove that they are not by asking a few simple questions, about your Jamaican we don’t say things like that😂😂.how can they be more rebellious when they did the same thing in Africa with millions. Of them and they bent over and took it. Shut up. A whole continent, just shut up. They have nothing to be proud of lost the war at home and sold their brothers. Sound like snakes and weaklings to me!
Wow !!!... I remember reading an article, which was more than two decades ago, that said that White slavers in Jamaica refused to use certain tribes because of their violent and rebellious nature. I also had this experience where a group of fellow Blacks, Caribbean and Africans, were saying that they disliked Jamaicans, they found Jamaicans too aggressive, when they finished talking I told them that I am a Black Brit of Jamaican descent, and they were incredulous with disbelief and responded by saying that I didn't come across as aggressive my response to this was that I am quick to anger when provoked I simply keep that side of me under lock and key, funnily enough, I like to watch war documentaries, ancient and modern, about the strategies that were used, it must be ethnic memory...lol, one last point didn't the more peaceful African tribes get shipped to other islands such as Barbados? i
didn't knw the maroons came from the African people. Would love for you to do a mini series on each Caribbean country and different groups of African people that were taken their.
In the Caribbean even in the smaller islands of the south, the ones from Jamaica and Haiti always had the reputation of being the toughest to tame...the most violent and the most rebellious.
Thanks for the back story regarding the maroon community in Jamaica. They are well respected for this history. I grew up seeing this respect but never knowing the reason for it beyond being told that they refused to be enslaved.
I am not sure if he is rewriting history this is well-known information in Jamaica we seem to have a closer connection to our African roots than African-Americans due to our shared determination to hold on to them there has always been a cultural duality despite British colonial rule, a form of passive rebellion in itself.
Well you have to understand our history. We we’re raped, killed, burned, and had all or most of our cultures beaten out of us. And you have to remember that Jamaicans are isolated on an island. They were able to retain a lot of their history and practices.
Been looking into images and folklore for a new tattoo and kept being drawn towards figures and tales related to the Akan people and this video (which i have had in my watch later for a while now) has convinced me its the right move, especially since my grandmother is a descendant of maroons in Jamaica.
One thing that may have influenced Jamacia's importation of Akan slaves is that the British had trade relations with Africans in the area. They couldn't just set up a fort anywhere and Africa and immediately set up an economy there, especially when there were already African groups their that were another powers.
What you said around minute 4:00 gave me an intriguing idea: what if military training and experience proffers and unique understanding that reaches beyond the scope of military affairs? Americans could easily make such examples of Kurt Vonnegut, Tim O'Brien and Kevin Powers, all former soldiers, all respected literary writers. I realize these are the exception the general rule, but, then again, not everyone invents a new machine or is burdened by schizophrenia and all that stuff makes its unpopular way into society, too. I'm open to all kinds of intelligent/intelligible conversation.
I'm so proud of my heritage being from Jamaica 🇯🇲 it was a pleasant surprise hearing you talk about my ancestors!
THERE JUST AFRICANS IN ANOTHER PLACE LIKE THE REST OF US OUTSIDE OF AFRICA…ITS ALL ABOUT AFRICA💯🇬🇳
Shot out to the Akan....the Balanta of Bissau had a similar reputation..thank you for countering the 'willing slave' narrative applied to captives
Urithi wangu ni Balanta na Zulu!
Ubuntu Ma'at Ase'🙏🏿🇬🇼🇰🇪🇿🇦🇺🇸
Balanta means “those who resist”
Balanta was my 1st thought when I read the heading.
My ancestry.
@@fitawrarifitness6842 Same here.👍🏿
Proud to be Akan from Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮❤️
I'm glad I stumbled across this channel because of all the stuff I can learn, not only sounds interesting but it's a bloody sin that it isn't taught in schools.
It's just as interesting to binge these videos like I'd binge a history on Greece/Rome.
Same bro
Yes !
I’m glad it’s not taught in schools. I wouldn’t trust OTHERS with such valuable information.
We would just blindly accept it like Disney did Pocahontas and john smith, and not be moved to find out for ourselves.
If WE don’t tell it, someone else will tell us what they want us to hear.
They SHOULD -teach us- reinforce in school (what we should teach at home) that we have a PERSONAL responsibility and obligation to ourselves and our children to take acquiring knowledge of self into our own hands.
Whether it be financial literacy, or our history, we can not ASSUME that THEY will make sure we know what we need to know.
It’s a conflict of interest on their part.
Very interested in Greece
@@NotAcvp3lla aq as
I’m from Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲 an we have been always told about us Being one of the Most Rebellious. Respect 🫡 and keep the Content Coming
Thanks to ur akan ancestors 🇬🇭
@@julianaansah6367 your point is
@@unruly7516 Jamaica isn’t a ethnicity so u have to be specific on who u giving ur credit to and that is ur ancestors in ghana
@@julianaansah6367 nope Jamaicans are there own people, we mix between different African ethnic groups some people have Indian and even white, they giving credit to Jamaicans, we are not one tribe. About giving credit to the wrong people, so we do the work and you get credit for it in Africa, get out of here.I see what you doing but no. It’s a mixture, we are not mostly from Ghana either so humble.
@@unruly7516 u humble urslef because nobody said u are mostly from Ghana fool what is this video about the Akans from Ghana the maroons were mostly Akans ur greatest female leader was a Ashanti woman from Ghana before the name Jamaica even exist they didn’t identify themselves as Jamaican and are not from that land so u must give respect to where there from and this video is about the Akans what are u saying y’all try hard to seperate urselves from us but u can never change that even if u have 5% blood of Indian white our blood is the most prevalent and u still seen as African u won’t diminish us and our influence for ppl who don’t give a damn about u
We use the words Cromanti/Kromanti and Obia still in our spiritual culture called winti. The Kromanti is considered to be one of the most powerful winti's a person can have. I love how we still have kept some of our ancestors culture alive.
The word and concept of obeah is still said and practiced throughout the Caribbean
Koromanti is one of the best medicinal tinctures that is produced in the Caribbean. It is supposed to be preventative and fortifying curative
And we still speak it as well🇸🇷
As a Jamaican I feel proud yet saddened as nothing has changed… my Countrymen have instead turned their anger inwards 😢
But what's sadder is that we dont know these details
@@Anju876 The leaders and minister of culture etc could do better
sad, we should be a island representing the Beauty of our culture, applying an modern island life, but instead our representatives calling them self our leaders, came from CIA training camps, and UK Royal family Dog training camp. They have no loyalty, love, or passion to develop our island for our people, Instead selling it out more and more.
And anyone who tries to do this if they have the power to, gets destroyed internally.
No diffrent from America. Must be In the food
@@underworldclassicz3857 or in the blood ?
Now I know the reason why my people is not afraid of anything🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
But y'all keep saying y'all ain't African?? Cos Stoneboy said Dancehall music is AFRICAN LOL
@@alanMeplusYou, it is not uncommon for blacks born outside of the African continent to claim they are not politically African. Wherever they are born outside of Africa, they claim that nationality as a geopolitical identity. But, using "Aftica" in a historical context, all black people of the diaspora are African (Ethiopian in the biblical sense). Do you understand?
@@alanMeplusYou But we aren't, we are JAMAICAN and stoneboy is wrong. Reggae and Dancehall is JAMAICAN music.
@SlimThickaz the sense with which Stonebwoy spoke supercedes your knowledge of African history and music .
Most of the slaves that landed in the Caribbean brought along with them the African way of singing and many more that is evident in your music today .
He might have also said so because to most of we on the Continent we see you all us part of us - so yes when you take it in that context Stone was right .
"wi lilly but wi tallawah" - a Jamaican
yeh the combination of warrior lineage &the psychosociological effects of enduring/overcoming slavery definitely fermented a dangerous determined rebellious streak that remains widespread in the average Jamaican to this day.. shout outs to all my yardies dem.
👊👊🔥🔥 JAMAICANS TO THE WORLD NAH TEK NUH CHEK.
Ni66a most y'all is bleachers n Gayes..and love to copy black american culture,,,coz y'all has none !!
@@evanjames7009 that's why I love when other nationalities ,,send y'all back home in a body bag to alyo momma fo bury
@@evanjames7009 Awoh 👊🏿
@@fitzanderson1980 💪👊
I appreciate you for going into detail on why the Akan were successful in their rebellions. I think it’s easy for people in the 21st century to take a narrow point-of-view when it comes to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, as well as rebellions. As always, thank you for all that you do! 🖤
Yes! My people! Those of us in America with some Ghanaian ancestry especially those of us with parents and grandparents or individuals themselves who are over 85% African have Akan ancestry. Our ancestors were brought to the ports of Georgia and the Carolinas, from the British Carribean, and they were paired with Yoruba and or Igbo people as well as Mende and Temne people. Ashanti are a group within the Akan people group. Harriet Tubman was said to be of Akan ancestry. It makes me so proud! Especially when the king visited our country!
Do you know that you're Akan?
The Akan purchased slaves to help clear the dense forests within Ashanti. About a third of the population of many Akan states were indentured servants. The Akan went from buyers of slaves to selling slaves as the dynamics in the Gold Coast and the New World changed.
@@thomasb1813 we barely sold slaves we did not need to we primarily sold gold and other goods this is the Ashanti I’m talking about the fante ppl are the ones who did that and let them build that slave castle we went to war with them and the British we didnt but slaves we conquered others and had them inter-grate into our tribe and used theM to help build our empire but we didn’t abuse them or anything like that after we had conquered them
@@thomasb1813 wrong sir! I am Akan and an Ashanti royal. We did not purchase slaves to clear forest. Akans in general worked together to contruct roads and buildings and build etc. Before the Ashantis were the Bono Empire which ruled over almost all Akan states. They created more routes in Akan states through Northern Ghana States. We migrated from up north of Burkina faso in different groups and clans. The Dagbon were the originals in Ghana. We did not have power in enough to buy slaves. Ashanti itself is made up several states with it Paramout Rulers later united to form one big Kingdom, with the Paramount Ruler of Adansi ruling over Kumasi and elevated to becomer overall King over the others. All Paramouncy swears to him. We believe in communal labor and agriculture.
Akans only started selling slaves when the Portuguese started buying labor for plantations in Brazil, after establishing a colony. Note that initially it was the Fante-Akans in southern Ghana, Gold Coast or Fanteland and Ahanta who were willingly sailing to the Americas through El Mina. The Dutch were the ones who actually made it vicious. Later the Brits.
@@julianaansah6367 then why did ashanti choef ask for forgiveness for their ancestors envolvement in slave trade?
This explains a lot. I know so many Jamaicans who are the best quality people but have the heart of a warrior. People you can always count on when you really need something but have a hairpin trigger for nonsense.
This is very true, I am proud that we are a brave people but we need to control ourselves.
We must go back to one love and respect for ourselves and each others.
Thank you for sharing this information. I’m Jamaican. Love to Africa.
The Akan spirit is rooted in pride and dignity. The Akan are equally courteous but don't let that fool you. They were also seen as best workers so were desired for that purpose. However, the indomitable spirit of the Akan resulted in them leading most of the rebellion. Most of the rebel leaders throughout the diaspora were Akan. Akan chieftaincy is even organized as military battalions. Thus, the general population was a militia. The Ashanti slogan of ' if you kill a thousand, a thousand will appear' is based on that. Another Akan saying that ' An Akan will choose death over shame' inspired their behavior. Ultimately, it comes down to self respect and dignity. An Akan always puts that first. Besides, flaunting their gold wealth in their attire, they are unassuming and hardworking. However, they carry their dignity with fierce pride. That is also because every Akan is a royal in his lineage. Thus, they saw themselves as enslaved royals. Akans are not unique. They share some of these traits with other Africans.
Akans are mostly from Ghana and the Ivory Coast. They are also very hospitable. Go and visit them.
'An Akan will choose death over shame' - if this is not Jamaican, then I don't know what is.
That’s exactly how we are still to this day we are very fierce and do not play but are extremely nice and humble just don’t piss us off and take it for granted and that’s why I’m so proud 🇬🇭
Wow you nailed it! Pride is everything for us as an Ashanti. Also why our tribes fought amongst themselves a lot (Ashanti and Fanti and Akyem wars)
As a child, growing up I knew little or nothing about slavery. However, I can remember being told about William Wilberforce campaign for the abolition of slavery. The impression thatt I got as child is, that the enslaved people enjoyed being a slaves.... I was puzzled/confused until I did my own research.
Thanks to all the rebellious slaves such as the Akans, the Maroons etc for fighting for our liberation.
We honor you!!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
@@ikeu6433 I was educated in the UK.
I don’t know anyone who was taught that slaves enjoyed be slaves.
You sound like a fool .
@@missjuneplum1 ok now that makes sense
I had similar thoughts but in my case it was colonialism in Kenya.
Thanks to the Akan for selling you?
Always priceless info mane...keepitup!Shango!!!!!
I have been gaining knowledge about the motherland since I was very young. It is important to know these facts. For a couple of years now I have subscribed to your Page. Keep up the great info on our heritage. Much love brother!
This is the information we need to see, thank you for sharing! We just started a channel sharing the black culture, history, and excellence that they never taught us in school, now is our time to build generational wealth!
Bro your black and want to hear stuff like that to feel like a victim cause your programmed by the media
You should look up “operation mocking bird” the real cia document and how they brainwashed lots of people
Akwamu and Denkyira, Takyi..Those are the names he is pronouncing in English..people...Akans consist of many people mainly the Ashanti's Fante's Akyem people...They are very Brave people because I'm an Ashanti proud one Asante Kotoko Wu ku apem ah apem b3ba.
Proud descendant of the Akan Maroons. Thank you for bringing this information on to YT 🙏🏾
Guyana's 1763 Berbice rebellion was led by Kofi Badu. He too was an Akan. Such a great and powerful tribe.
That is definitely an akan name.
Akan is a ethnic group with several tribes in itself but we are all blood and similar too each other
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Did u schooled in st Anthony in Kumasi?
@@Kingoftheimmigrants4646no please
Home team ,ASE' O ! Your work is done brilliantly1 We MUST learn from our Ancestors and our warrior history because the struggle continues!
Brother HomeTeam, thank you for your dedication and making sure our people know their history 🙏🏾
Simply put, thank you for the knowledge, wisdom and understanding... absolutely love this channel!!!
I really enjoy your content. It helps fill the void of info left out by our "education system"
Love doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about this channel ❤
Keep on sharing that priceless information and invaluable content bro! We need you (Agape)..💯
Very informative! Please continue to educate,enlighten and uplift the culture,history and our people....
To this day we Akan people from Jamaica don't play! 💪🏾
Droppin 💎💎💎💎 brother
Just found your channel thank you for being guided by history and not politics too much of our history is guided by other people's politics.
We aint african tho
That explains a lot. So much to unpack here. Being from Jamaica I could never understand how and we can get so violent. We're not predisposed to being that way and there are many other factors that make Jamaica so unstable in modern times, but I've learnt the most rebellious slaves were sent to Jamaica and Brazil. If u look at those to countries today there is just something about them when it comes to violence that doesn't nowhere else in the world compares. Can genetics be linked to temperament although slavery has been abolished so long ago. I always joked with friends that if Jamaica was as big as some African countries we could never be invaded but at the same time we'd be our own biggest enemy. Knowing your roots can really help guide you for the future. Nice work on the history.
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I would not use the word "violent" when one tries to defend one's self and family. Also, not every Jamaican is quick tempered, Akan or not. Temperament is a human nature, and every human has that switch to turn it on and off.
Proud akan(Ashanti) from Ghana 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🔥🔥🔥
Man I love your content great work I bet they'll never make a movie about this.
I would love to see a movie on this... Hollywood always wants to make us look weaklings and the white man as the warriors! We were far from being soft. 🤨
I'd rather not have "them" make the movie. I'd rather have us make it.
I bet they will!
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Too bad they will.
Always plagiarizing and telling someone else stories
Wow! Glad I found your channel. Now I know a bit more about my ancestors who were involved in the Akwamu Revolt on St John. My great grand parents told us stories, that were passed down to them.
The Akwamu were terrible slave raiders in Africa, raiding and selling the Ga, Krepi Ewes, Agonas, Adangmes and others for decades from 1680-1730. Finally all of the Southern tribes in alliance with the Akyem got tired of their oppression and went to war with withem for 5 years finally defeating them which is why they were sold to the Danish Carribean. Your ancestors were terrible oppressors. I'm glad you're all finally revealing yourselves so your terrible history can be told
@@tvs9978 this is like SWEET REVENGE, THEY ARE LIKE TERMITES CRAWLING OUT OF THE WOOD WORKS. JAMAICANS WE ARE CALLING OUT THE (FUMIGATING) TEAM, BASTARDS UNNUH TINK SEY NAANA GUH KNO OIL HAVE TO FLOAT PAN WATA TOP.
@@tvs9978 @Tvs Im fully aware of the history of the Akwamu nation (Akan) , and their taking of others as slaves during expansion of their empire. As different groups expanded their empires, they took their captives into servitude. This happened everywhere! It seems like some people dont have the capacity to understand the context of how slavery changed when the Europeans got involved. They came with an agenda. They brought guns and alcohol. They leveraged their power, protection and wealth as a method to lock Africans into the slave trade. Enough guns for Africans to fight, kill and capture each other, but not enough to overthrow them. African servitude did not strip people of their humanity, names, and culture. Chattel slavery was so dehumanizing that generations later people are still dealing with the effects today. Like inner city neighborhoods where you can find a liquor store on every corner, people are feeling hopeless, and high crime. And when folks take to the streets and talk about injustices and police brutality etc. Its folks like YOU that will say "but they are always killing each other" , without a full understanding of how its been designed. Is it an innate sense of powerlessness that makes you want to shift the focus and blame the victimized instead of the real
oppressor???
Great documentary, brother/HomeTeam!!👏🏿👏🏿
Thanks for sharing!
You're shedding knowledge/history of our ancestors each time you upload these videos!!
Thanks, again!!🙏🏾🖤💯
Few additions here ; Kormantse is a coastal town in Ghana where a British Fort was built ( still present ) . So captives shipped from the Fort were hence , generally referred to as Cormantee . More so , when the settlers began to realize captives specifically from Kormantse Fort are hard nuts to crack .
You should equally note that , Akan tribes have long possessed the technology of making firearms and ammunitions . However , those firearms were mostly inaccurate and inferior to European rifles of the time .
And again, the bravery of the Akan captives can be attributed to several other factors mainly , believe it or not ; traditional spiritual fortifications that last a lifetime . Most were fortified to withstand gunshot and blunt objects in infancy . So imagine you're well aware of the fact that , gunshot can't penetrate your skin neither can a sword , you step into battle beaming with confidence that can only be interpreted as bravery . Their warring practices were ferocious , stuffs like breaking into enemy lines, seizing enemy commanders and decapitating them were acts supposedly done to demoralize and cast fear upon their enemies .
You really believe anyone can resist a gunshot 😂
I’ll give you bravery and greet training,but blocking bullets? Nah.
@@SaudiGod I think what he means is they believed they couldn't be hurt by bullets so they fought as though they could not be hurt. Being unafraid of harm could give men an edge in life or death situations I guess.
@@SaudiGod still done today across Africa lol ... + this is coming from a Ghanaian. Just that masses been Christian have abandoned those ways cos it goes against biblical doctrine. only a select few still live that way
@@chevukrub6493 So they can basically bullet proof themselves?
Much love to my Akan/Maroon Ancestors. Moore Town Harris Clan descendent checking in.
Hey, we must be related, my father and grandfather are also from Mooretown, Portland and they use the same last name!
@@cd5516 yeah my Great Grandfather was from there. He was the one that moved to find better opportunities....my Grandmother his daughter is from Islington...Last name Harris
I remember a Grenadian man telling me Jamaicans are more rebellious and that is where they sent all the bad slaves. I was confused by this since I didn’t consider not fighting back an option 😂. I get it now. I am from Portland where the windward maroons reside. Nanny of the maroons is my hero and I enjoyed participating in many African traditions held by maroons. Food and John Kanu were my favourite growing up.
I understand the sentiment but this isn't necessarily true. There was resistance from various groups in various locations. Now we must continue the struggle.
ghana also has gun manufactoring companies but they had to go underground because of the british
And where did get that technology? Its great but lets not get over our heads. They also had slaves to trade
@@itsbeyondme5560 non black troll alert
@@itsbeyondme5560 dude they all did what is your point. we came from different tribes with us already fighting and conquering each other before Europeans came in the game, so they didn't look at each other as the same people. with them not figuring out that Europeans were as evil that they were until it was too late, when they started enslaving them.
They traded slaves to get guns then reverse engineered the guns. I wonder how they acquired gun powered or whether they learnt to manufacture their own and who from…
@@piyesankara890 😆😆😆
I’ve always admired the Akan people for their rebellious spirit. As a history major, I found the Akan people were also held responsible for 2 slave revolt that took place in New York City. The first one took place in 1714 and the other one in 1741z
Akans are found today mostly in Ghana and spread to Ivory Coast and some parts of Togo the most famous Akans the Ashanti are in Ghana and it took them almost 100 years before they can take us down lol we just don’t play 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Where did you acquire your vast education on African tribes & lands?? Especially since it’s hidden from us? You are a GODsend‼️💯🎯💕🔥🔥🔥
Enslaved Blacks in the Caribbean heavily out numbered whites and white overseers. This is rarely mentioned, but very true. This was especially true in Haiti and contributed to the success of the Haitians in their rebellion..
It contributed to the uprising yet when Frances realized the rebellion they sent shipload of battalions to qualm everything. The last famous battle of Vertiere sound very much like a lot of the indigenous soldiers we're Akan specially Capois La-Mort..
Yes, the warrior Tribe of Benjamin for sure.
The Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion is another large revolt in JA. Lol it's so funny that you would say AKan because a lot of Jamaicans are descendants of the Akan people of Ghana e.g Maroons and others. We even have linguistic similarities in our native tongue Patois and share folklore with the Akan such as Anansi stories. The Maroon Wars did result in a Peace Treaty between the British and Maroons recognizing the Maroon's right to independent rule and land, a matter which recently came up for debate in JA. It has been rumored over the years that Jamaica got some of the more for want of a better term "unruly" Africans. When you used the word "gunmen" I was like uhhhmm lol.
"Jamaica get di bad slave dem" cant recount the number of reggae and dancehall lyrics i've heard attest to this and all the while it was truh
Ancestors Bad nuh bomboclot🔥
@@kingimmanuel3411 fi real
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@@kingimmanuel3411 I'm a rebel soul rebel, welcome to Jamrock di place weh di tuggs dem camp at, what would you say if you woke up one morning and saw a M16 nozzle at you jaw, get up stand up, stand up for your rights.
I love this. obeya is similar to Vudoo but to my knowledge it’s look upon as something bad in Jamaica even tho it was used to start a rebellion in Jamaica and also Haiti
It's nothing to be ashamed of or disregarded. It is our culture and ancestry. Professor Bayyinah Bello goes deep into the spirituality of our culture and how it is a definitive and original part of us that should never be forgotten or shunned. It should be whole heartedly embraced and resurrected.
To ignore and dismiss that part of us is to kill off a huge part of our identity. The oppressors lied about us and continue to do so. We shouldn't take their spirituality over ours, theirs does not suit us at all.
I admire your research and your storytelling. I share with my students every opportunity that I get. Thanks for your excellence.
This video is melting my Ghanaian/Afro-Caribbean heart.
Caribbean*
love you guys to the moon and back. You have brought pride to our people
Thank you for this great lesson in African history!
When you mentioned “ rebellious slaves “ my mind when to Jamaica 😂and I wasn’t disappointed. Even the way they speak is “ tough”. My ( Bajan ) dad said all the “ dopey ones “, were left in Barbados. 🤨🤦🏾♀️
Jamaicans were the most Rebellious people in the trans-Atlantic trade but the Haitian people were the most successful.
Yes 😂
@@cd5516 they were one of the most rebellious in the Carribbean but we don't know the amount of slave revolts Jamaica actually had. America possibly had the most slave revolts and I'm saying this on the information I have about slave revolts. Also Haitians were not really the most Successful it was really Black Americans who had the most successful slave revolts. For example in 1526 we stopped Spanish colonialism for 39 years. We also had revolts in 1586,1644,1657,1663,1676,1687,1688 1689,1690,1691,1702,1708,1709,1710, 1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717, etc.
@@xtraprebel6274 yu have to be slow
@@bigdaoudafrosty8224 you can't even spell correctly your clearly not bright.
Peace & Blessings Brother
Thanks to you I found my lineage. Great channel. 100% facts.
Kwaku Tayki stated a rebellion in Antigua. He’s our national hero 🇦🇬
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Thank you, brother. Peace to the ancestors 🙏🏾
Blessed love, for your research and delivery brother. More strength, more health, more life and more love.
One love ☝🏾 ❤ 💛💚
One Africa 🌍
I love this. I'm so glad that us rebelling is highlighted. As those of us who know our history know, we did fight. I'm Mende. We took the ship over ✊🏾🤴🏾
Bro you didn’t do anything but live a good life and want to take credit for social media likes
Yes also it is said that people from the Gold Coast as some of the strongest genes. People from the Gambia and Guinea region also had the same reputation of being very rebellious, remember Kunta Kinte and Boukman for example 💪💪
Kunta Kinte is a fictional character.
Necessary to our Nation building. Give thanks and praises for your time, efforts, devotion and outstanding research.
Great video 👍 It's always fantastic to continually get educated about the History (Facts, NOT fiction or lies) of People from different Cultures/Countries/Nations around the world going through all sorts of Challenges, Failures and Successes 🙂👍
Part Akan, part Yoruba here, and very proud. My half brother is full Akan Maroon, and their history is well documented in Jamaica as fighters who brought the British enslavers to their knees.🇯🇲🇺🇸
Take out that last flag
to their kneeees hahah i like that
We have a folklore in Asante about the “Sagrenti war” where a British commander was beheaded by the Ashanti troops
great video as always. I hear that the Igbo tribe were also extremely resistant to enslavement as well.
As a Jamaican: well that explains a lot
i know right lol
Lord have mercy. Temper temper temper 😅
Whoa Nah Home Team. There were a few Fanti, Coramanti and Mina in the New Orleans area during French colonial Louisiana control. The biggest slave rebellion of 1811 in Louisiana had co-conspirators (freedom fighters) who were Akan Ashanti. Kwaku and Kwamino were well trained warriors that were on the front lines ready take New Orleans over. The Akan are fierce. By the way, My Wife is of Fante descent also. Much Respect.
They didnt even have a functioning wheel and axel bro
@@spencerstevens2175 They didn't need these to fight and rebel against their adversaries. But on the sugar plantations there were plenty of wheels and axles.
Proud warriors who fought to preserve their humanity. May we continue to honor the ancestors.
In "Slaves in the Family" the author has the original slave receipts from his families histories. In the receipts some Africans cost less, because they were known for escaping.
I somehow feel good knowing that our forefathers, our black African fathers and mothers at some point rebelled towards these evil people who took them away to become slaves. Shout out to the Akan....viva bafwethu and Amandla to you.
I’m of the Akan tribe and this made me so proud to watch
Thank you. 💯😊👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💪🏾
Big up to my Akan ancestors from 🇯🇲
The Akan where slavers just like the Europeans.
@@thomasb1813....you keeps repeating this information...in the historical context is inaccurate...which Akans are you referencing...Akans are many tribes...which the vast majority has nothing to do with enslaving Africans and some became victims of enslavement themselves....Akans did not raid other tribes to sell into slavery...yes during the many wars which happened mainly due to the Europeans interference and instigation..by supplying arms to the coastal tribes and social orders breakdown...instead of assimilating war prisoners within the community...they were exchange for weapons....not justifiable but we must keep in the proper context.
Your videos never fail to inspire.
I feel like Jamaicans wasn't successful because they signed the treaty to be left alone by the British because if it wasn't so they would have gotten their way like our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
I heard my grandpa say something about the tenacity and warrior spirit of Jamaicans many, many years ago. He said something along the lines of "Enslavers couldn't handle that particular group of slaves so they stopped at Jamaica because they put up a fight, that's why they're hard and don't submit to nobody..." Of course we were like, be quiet old man. Funny how things come around, now my grandpa has been dead bout 30 years.
Lmfao so what happen to them?
@@kedah2398 they’re dead not they dead you sound ignorant
Damn! You disappeared and deleted your comment? I had one more trick up my sleeve for you! Bet I could figure out who “Joe Mama” is in a few hours!
Akan wasn't going for it!! It makes me happy to hear stories about the rebellion of the slaves. 💪🏾💙👏🏾👏🏾 Shout out to the Akan ppl. Salute to our ancestors that did fight, and said they would rather die than to be in bondage. ✊🏾
It makes sense why Jamaicans are naturally aggressive lol
Proud to be an Akan 👏🏽. We still are brave and rebellious
You know what's crazy..... The fact that there have been so many slave movies in which they graphically depict all the horrors we as a people went thru
But I have NEVER seen a movie, perhaps, about the Africans who fought back against colonizers...as these ancestors have
You should look up “operation mockingbird” why is the media victimizing black criminals?
I'm Jamaican and most of them don't rebel like our African ancestors. Most of them pray to a white Jesus and want to be apart of British Commonwealth
It's called be colonized
And say the queen ah dem queen like I can't really take them serious no more
Bruh as creole many here in de states
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Most Jamaicans are christians, it’s called colonisation you clown, Jamaicans are trying to get out of the commonwealth actually and what makes you more rebellious, let me guess you live in England. I know where this is coming from, allow the jealous ting. Africans living in England actually, every ethnic group living in England love to chat sh!t bout us but you all copy us, say one ting you want to be like us and because we tend to not accept you and you can’t be like us you start hating, I know you people, relax your likkle skin, bout your Jamaican, Jamaicans don’t talk like that, every person that’s ever claim to be Jamaican to me online I always prove that they are not by asking a few simple questions, about your Jamaican we don’t say things like that😂😂.how can they be more rebellious when they did the same thing in Africa with millions. Of them and they bent over and took it. Shut up. A whole continent, just shut up. They have nothing to be proud of lost the war at home and sold their brothers. Sound like snakes and weaklings to me!
It’s colonization the same can be said in various parts of africa too now
Thank you for the knowledge
All the best from the ancestors. The ancient ones are on the way back. Hail mother Africa 🌍 ❤
GREAT VIDEO MY BROTHER.... THANKS FOR THIS KNOWLEDGE.....PEACE BE UPON YOU.
Wow !!!... I remember reading an article, which was more than two decades ago, that said that White slavers in Jamaica refused to use certain tribes because of their violent and rebellious nature. I also had this experience where a group of fellow Blacks, Caribbean and Africans, were saying that they disliked Jamaicans, they found Jamaicans too aggressive, when they finished talking I told them that I am a Black Brit of Jamaican descent, and they were incredulous with disbelief and responded by saying that I didn't come across as aggressive my response to this was that I am quick to anger when provoked I simply keep that side of me under lock and key, funnily enough, I like to watch war documentaries, ancient and modern, about the strategies that were used, it must be ethnic memory...lol, one last point didn't the more peaceful African tribes get shipped to other islands such as Barbados? i
Just by looking at the title I knew you where going to say the AKAN people !
I feel more whole just watching this. It's filling in pieces of me.
This is the history we need to be teaching our children.
didn't knw the maroons came from the African people. Would love for you to do a mini series on each Caribbean country and different groups of African people that were taken their.
Can you make a video about the history hairstyles African
In the Caribbean even in the smaller islands of the south, the ones from Jamaica and Haiti always had the reputation of being the toughest to tame...the most violent and the most rebellious.
Thanks for the back story regarding the maroon community in Jamaica. They are well respected for this history. I grew up seeing this respect but never knowing the reason for it beyond being told that they refused to be enslaved.
Without watching this video I knew Jamaica was going to be mentioned.. Shout out to the Bloodline
Thank you for what you do. You are rewriting history
I am not sure if he is rewriting history this is well-known information in Jamaica we seem to have a closer connection to our African roots than African-Americans due to our shared determination to hold on to them there has always been a cultural duality despite British colonial rule, a form of passive rebellion in itself.
Well you have to understand our history. We we’re raped, killed, burned, and had all or most of our cultures beaten out of us. And you have to remember that Jamaicans are isolated on an island. They were able to retain a lot of their history and practices.
If you know Jamaicans or been to Jamaica you know fairly quickly we are fighters
Been looking into images and folklore for a new tattoo and kept being drawn towards figures and tales related to the Akan people and this video (which i have had in my watch later for a while now) has convinced me its the right move, especially since my grandmother is a descendant of maroons in Jamaica.
One thing that may have influenced Jamacia's importation of Akan slaves is that the British had trade relations with Africans in the area. They couldn't just set up a fort anywhere and Africa and immediately set up an economy there, especially when there were already African groups their that were another powers.
Teach them👏👏👏👍👍👍
The same could be said of the Igbo brought to Virginia and Maryland.
Very informative video, great lesson 👍
Absolutely Golden my brother. 💥💥💥
What you said around minute 4:00 gave me an intriguing idea: what if military training and experience proffers and unique understanding that reaches beyond the scope of military affairs? Americans could easily make such examples of Kurt Vonnegut, Tim O'Brien and Kevin Powers, all former soldiers, all respected literary writers. I realize these are the exception the general rule, but, then again, not everyone invents a new machine or is burdened by schizophrenia and all that stuff makes its unpopular way into society, too.
I'm open to all kinds of intelligent/intelligible conversation.
Also shout out to the Igbo, Mbundu, and Mandinka’s they was rebellious also
I remember hearing that places like Bahamas would send their rebellious kidnapped Africans to Jamaica because they were so problematic.
Invaluable information ❤