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Groups of freed and fugitive slaves sought refuge in Florida and formed relationships with the Seminoles in the 18th Century. This kinship carried on through the bloody Seminole Wars into the Trail of Tears. Later, members of those groups became known as Seminole Maroons, Seminole Freedmen, or Black Seminoles. Some would find their way to Oklahoma, others to Texas, Mexico, the Caribbean, and some remained in Florida. They formed communities throughout the diaspora and held on to their history and maintained a distinct culture.
GUESTS
Windy Goodloe (Black Seminole descendant), secretary of the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
Anastasia Pittman (citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma), former state senator for District 48 in Oklahoma and a general council representative for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Dr. Wallis Tinnie (Seminole Maroon descendant), Project Director at the Florida Black Historical Research Project, Inc.
Jason Brown (Seminole Maroon descendant from Red Bays settlement in Andros, Bahamas), archaeologist
Corina Torralba (Black Seminole descendant from Nacimiento Coahuila, Mexico), founder of Casa de la Cultura Black Seminoles of Nacimiento Coahuila, Mexico
Break 1 music: The One Who Sees (song) Bear Creek (artist) XI – Pow-Wow Songs Recorded Live at San Manuel (album)
Break 2 music: Gathering Song (song) Red Hawk Medicine Drum (artist) New Beginnings (album)
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