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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 ...
After the forced relocation of the Seminoles and Black Seminoles from Florida to Indian Territory, a group led by Seminole sub-chief Wild Cat and Black Seminole chief John Horse moved to northern Mexico. [2] The group settled at El Nacimiento in 1852. [3] They worked for the Mexican government to protect against Indian raids.
Texas has the largest African-American population in the country. [14] African Americans are concentrated in eastern, east-central and northern Texas, as well as the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas. [15] African Americans form 24 percent of both the cities of Dallas and Houston, 19% of Fort Worth, 8.1 percent of ...
Pages in category "African-American history of Texas" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. ... Texas Association of Women's Clubs; Texas ...
This list of African American Historic Places in Texas is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
However, because most of the Seminole scouts were of African descent, they were often attached to the Buffalo Soldier regiments, [1] to guide the troops through hostile territory. The majority of their service was in the 1870s, in which they played a significant role in ending the Texas-Indian Wars .
List of Native American women artists; List of Nebraska suffragists; List of Nevada suffragists; List of New Hampshire suffragists; List of New Jersey suffragists; New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame; List of New Mexico suffragists; List of New York (state) suffragists; List of North Carolina suffragists; North Carolina Women's Hall of Fame; List ...
Listed are those African-American candidates who achieved ballot access for a federal election. They made the primary ballot , and have votes in the election in order to qualify for this list. Not included are African-Americans potential candidates (suggested by media, objects of draft movements , etc.), potential candidates who did not file ...