The Black Seminoles : history of a freedom-seeking people /

"This Story of a remarkable people, the Black Seminoles, and their charismatic leader, Chief John Horse, chronicles their heroic struggle for freedom. Beginning with the early 1800s, small groups of fugitive slaves living in Florida joined the Seminole Indians (an association that thrived for d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Porter, Kenneth Wiggins, 1905-1981
Otros Autores: Amos, Alcione M., Senter, Thomas P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1996.
Temas:
Black Seminoles > History.
Black Seminoles > Government relations.
Black Seminoles > Social conditions.
Seminole Indians > African influences.
African Americans > Relations with Indians.
Noirs américains > Relations avec les Peuples autochtones.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Black Seminoles.
Geschichte
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. War and Peace, Florida, 1812-1842. 1. Their Best Soldiers Are Black. 2. This Savage and Black War. 3. The Gathering Storm. 4. From Dade's Massacre to the Siege of Camp Izard. 5. General Scott, Governor Call, and the Great Wahoo. 6. There Is No Peace. 7. Okeechobee! 8. From Suspicion to Responsibility
  • pt. 2. The Lean Years, Indian Territory, 1842-1850. 9. Seven Lean Years. 10. The Exodus to Mexico
  • pt. 3. The Sanctuary, Mexico, 1850-1870. 11. This Land Was Bought with Blood. 12. Perils on the Border. 13. Adrift in the Laguna
  • pt. 4. The Seminole Negro Indian Scouts, Texas, 1870-1914. 14. Black Watch on the Rio Grande. 15. Blood on the Saddle. 16. The End of the Scouts
  • pt. 5. Father of His People, Mexico, 1876-1882. 17. Farewell to John Horse.

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