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It could be darkest Africa but this village is right on the doorstep of the Caribbean, in Surinam, once known as Dutch Guina. Along the jungle rivers (...)
It could be darkest Africa but this village is right on the doorstep of the Caribbean, in Surinam, once known as Dutch Guina. Along the jungle rivers (...)

It could be darkest Africa but this village is right on the doorstep of the Caribbean, in Surinam, once known as Dutch Guina. Along the jungle rivers (...)

Date2/15/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: It could be darkest Africa but this village is right on the doorstep of the Caribbean; in Surinam; once known as Dutch Guina. Along the jungle rivers of the interior escaped slaves set up villages identical to those of their homeland; fought off the whites and kept their freedom.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0118171F
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