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catalog abstract "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 decades on reciprocal respect and affection). Kenneth Porter traces their fortunes and exploits as they moved across the country and attempted to live first beyond the law, then as loyal servants of it. He examines the Black Seminole role in the bloody Second Seminole War, when John Horse and his men distinguished themselves as fierce warriors, and their forced removal to the Oklahoma Indian Territory in the 1840s, where John's leadership ability emerged. The account includes the Black Seminole exodus in the 1850s to Mexico, their service as border troops for the Mexican government, and their return to Texas in the 1870s, where many of the men scouted for the U.S. Army. A powerful and stirring story, The Black Seminoles will appeal especially to readers interested in black history, Indian history, Florida history, and U.S. military history.".
catalog contributor b9407132.
catalog contributor b9407133.
catalog contributor b9407134.
catalog created "1996.".
catalog date "1996".
catalog date "1996.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
catalog description "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 decades on reciprocal respect and affection). Kenneth Porter traces their fortunes and exploits as they moved across the country and attempted to live first beyond the law, then as loyal servants of it. He examines the Black Seminole role in the bloody Second Seminole War, when John Horse and his men distinguished themselves as fierce warriors, and their forced removal to the Oklahoma Indian Territory in the 1840s, where John's leadership ability emerged. The account includes the Black Seminole exodus in the 1850s to Mexico, their service as border troops for the Mexican government, and their return to Texas in the 1870s, where many of the men scouted for the U.S. Army. A powerful and stirring story, The Black Seminoles will appeal especially to readers interested in black history, Indian history, Florida history, and U.S. military history.".
catalog description "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.".
catalog extent "xi, 284 p., [20] p. of plates :".
catalog identifier "0813014514".
catalog issued "1996".
catalog issued "1996.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Gainesville : University Press of Florida,".
catalog subject "973/.04043 20".
catalog subject "African Americans Relations with Indians.".
catalog subject "Black Seminoles Government relations.".
catalog subject "Black Seminoles History.".
catalog subject "Black Seminoles Social conditions.".
catalog subject "E99.S28 P67 1996".
catalog subject "Seminole Indians African influences.".
catalog tableOfContents "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.".
catalog title "The Black Seminoles : history of a freedom-seeking people / Kenneth W. Porter ; revised and edited by Alcione M. Amos and Thomas P. Senter.".
catalog type "text".