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  2. Black Seminoles - Wikipedia

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    The black Seminole culture that took shape after 1800 was a dynamic mixture of African, Native American, Spanish, and slave traditions. Adopting certain practices of the Native Americans, maroons wore Seminole clothing and ate the same foodstuffs prepared the same way: they gathered the roots of a native plant called coontie, grinding, soaking, and straining them to make a starchy flour ...

  3. History of African Americans in Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Black Detroiters are black or African American residents of Detroit.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Black or African Americans living in Detroit accounted for 79.1% of the total population, or approximately 532,425 people as of 2017 estimates. [2]

  4. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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    The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright) is a museum of African-American history and culture, located in Detroit, Michigan.Located in the city's Midtown Cultural Center, The Wright is one of the world's oldest and largest independent African-American museums, holding the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture. [1]

  5. Detroit Lakes, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. [4] Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to seasonal residents and tourists.

  6. List of African-American historic places - Wikipedia

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    The preservation of African-American cemeteries is an integral part of documenting Black history and heritage. Many lands where enslaved or freed black individuals were buried are threatened by development and neglect though new efforts are underway to protect these historic places.

  7. Nacirema Club - Wikipedia

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    The Nacirema Club is a social club located at 6118 30th Street in Detroit, Michigan; it was the first African American social club in Michigan. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

  8. Seminole - Wikipedia

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    After acquisition by the U.S. of Florida in 1821, many American slaves and Black Seminoles frequently escaped from Cape Florida to the British colony of the Bahamas, settling mostly on Andros Island. Contemporary accounts noted a group of 120 migrating in 1821, and a much larger group of 300 enslaved African Americans escaping in 1823.

  9. Category:African-American history in Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "African-American history in Detroit" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .