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Since she was a child Niomi Daley (aka Ms Dynamite) has been fascinated by stories of Nanny of the Maroons, an extraordinary Jamaican woman who successfully led a revolt by slaves against the British Army.

Did Nanny use special spirit powers to defeat the British? There are tales that Nanny could catch the British bullets in her buttocks. Ms D also discovers the way the Maroons used to camouflage themselves, dressing up as trees in a remarkable early use of guerilla tactics. And whilst visiting an historic sugar plantation, Niomi challenges a modern white descendant of the slaver traders about his views on slavery.

250 years on, Nanny remains such an inspirational figure in Jamaica. Taking the pulse of modern-day Jamaica, Niomi begins to appreciate just how much Nanny Maroon and the legacy of slavery continues to influence daily life.