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The Seminole Christmas Gift of Freedom

Katz, William Loren
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/23/the-seminole-christmas-gift-of-freedom/

Publisher:  Counterpunch
Date Written:  23/12/2016
Year Published:  2016  
Resource Type:  Article

A history of the Christmas Day battle of 1837 between the Seminole nation and the invading US army, adapted from the author's 'Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage'.

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The Africans did more than offer Seminole families a haven. They taught them methods of rice cultivation they had learned in Senegambia and Sierra Leone, Africa. Then the two peoples of color forged a prosperous bi-racial nation and a military alliance strong enough to withstand European invaders and slave-catchers. The Seminoles were led by such skilled military figures and diplomats as Osceola, Wild Cat and John Horse.

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The United States needs to face its past. Americans of all ages have a right to know and to celebrate the freedom fighters who built this country, all of them. Our schools, children, teachers and parents deserve to learn about a daring Christmas day that has been too long buried in lies and distortions.
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