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Acclaimed scholar, political scientist, and Pan-Africanist, Modibo Kadalie explores a neglected aspect of Black freedom fighters in eighteenth-century North America. This book is an eye-opening account for anyone who is seeking to learn from the past to understand the present. -- Mohamed Haji Mukhtar, Professor of African and Middle Eastern History, Savannah State University Dr. Kadalie's personable political style invites the reader into the revealing history of these two colonial-era communities where indigenous, African, and poor white people created social and ecological systems of survival independent of the profit-motivated European colonists. Intimate Direct Democracy gives voice to truths of American history that are not found in traditional texts. -- Yakini Kemp, Professor and former Chair of English and Modern Language, Florida A&M University Modibo Kadalie [. . .] invites us into the world of two maroon communities--the Great Dismal Swamp and Fort Mose. He humbly lets the histories of those who sought refuge from colonizers, enslavers, and nation-states speak for themselves. Yet Kadalie also brings these self-governing, multiracial, autonomous eco-communities to life, compellingly reminding us that social-ecological communal lifeways and solidarity are indeed possible, even under the worst of conditions. An inspiring must-read, when we most need it! -- Cindy Milstein, editor of Deciding for Ourselves: The Promise of Direct Democracy

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