#maroonqueenedit

For every man in your camp, there are thousands somewhere in the West Indies living under the same yoke, chained in fields, pressed on ships, sold into indenture. When they see a sitting governor protected by His Majesty's Navy deposed by an alliance of pirates and slaves, how many consider joining that fight? How many thousands of men will flock to Nassau, join your ranks, and help you defend it?

I held out hope from the beginning, a fantasy, that despite what we’d heard of her, she was learning, growing, and that someday, she’d seek me out, and a woman who reminded me of myself when I was younger would arrive in Boston, and I’d walk the Charles with her and teach her the things a woman can do in this world.

black sails meme: [1/4 locations] you have hidden in this place for a lifetime, hidden from the harsh realities that lie beyond this veil that you have constructed here.

They had already begun to arrive when Kofi came with your request for the cache. You can understand why I didn’t let him go. They came from other islands, the colonies, maroons from camps like this one, pirates from as far away as Massachusetts.

Black Sails rewatch - Episode XXIII You have hidden in this place for a lifetime, hidden from the harsh realities that lie beyond this veil that you have constructed here, but the moment that that shot entered his belly, that veil began to unravel, and sooner or later, you are going to have to confront these realities, chief among them being that England takes - whatever, whenever, however it wants. Lives, loves, labor, spirits, homes. It has taken them from me. I imagine that it has taken it from you. And when that veil drops altogether, they will come for more.   You’re suggesting that you could help us prevent England from taking these things?   No. I am suggesting that we help each other start taking things back, and it starts with Nassau.