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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 ...
The A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Gainesville, Florida. The museum preserves the legacy of Allen Quin Jones (1893–1994), [ 3 ] a local educator who dedicated his life to educating African-Americans.
The modern Florida Seminole, about 17,233 at the 2010 census, Miccosukee and Traditionals descend from these survivors. [6] The Florida Seminole re-established limited relations with the United States and Florida governments in the late 19th century, and by the early 20th century were concentrated in five camps in the Everglades.
The Historic Haile Homestead, also known as Haile Plantation House or Kanapaha, is a historic site and museum in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located at 8500 SW Archer Rd. SR 24 . On May 2, 1986, the plantation house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .The Homestead is unique in the Nation for its "Talking ...
Alyssa Osceola, artist and member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, sews patchwork at the Florida Historic Capitol Museum's Indigenous Artist Series on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.
History of the Second Seminole War: 1835–1942 (Second ed.). Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. ISBN 0-8130-1097-7. Milanich, Jerald T. (1994). Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-1273-5. Milanich, Jerald T. (1995). Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe ...
This Black History Month, South Florida museums and arts organizations have planned dozens of events, exhibitions and performances that highlight the work and legacy of Black creatives. In a time ...