The Sea Maroons [Les Marrons de la mer] of Georges B. Mauvois

Publié le par Jessica Pierre-Louis

"The Sea Maroons", a poetic expression for sometimes tragic destinies: those of men and women who fled slavery by taking the path of water. Today, I am talking to you about maroonage and in particular the French book Les Marrons de la mer, escapes of slaves from Martinique to the Caribbean islands (1833-1848).

The Colour of the Land, a Story with an Ancestor at Random

Publié le par Jessica Pierre-Louis
Tanlistwa, carte, map, Moreau du Temple, 1770

Today, I am doing a family portrait, but above all I am talking about the transmission of the earth between whites and free of colour because it is quite a story!