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Web sites on the Black Seminoles and other broadly related topics,
such as African American history, image research, and historical
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- Black Indians
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- Black Seminoles
- General sites and information
- Black
Seminole Indians
Entry on the Black Seminoles by Tracé Etienne Gray, from the
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Black Seminoles, Maroons & Freedom Seekers in Florida
A 5-part series from the University of Southern Florida Africana
Heritage project.
- Caballo,
Juan
Biographical entry on John Horse by Doug Sivad, from the Handbook
of Texas Online.
- Estelusti Nation on Facebook
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Looking for Angola
Companion site to PBS documentary on archeological discovery of
Angola, a maroon and Black Seminole site in Sarasota County,
Florida—great images, interviews, resources for teachers.
- SISCA -
Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
Site with articles, links, history and more—the association,
located in Brackettville, Texas, is the center of the Black Seminole
community.
- Sofki - Born in Slavery
Excerpt from a slave narrative of the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.
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- Seminole Scouts
- Black
Seminole Scouts
Entry on the Scouts by Michael Tate, from the Handbook of
Texas Online.
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Fort Clark and the Rio Grande Frontier
Web documentary on Fort Clark detailing many chapters from the
history of the Scouts, with excellent images. This is part of
an overall section on "Nineteenth-Century Forts and the Clash of Cultures on the Texas
Frontier," from
Texas Beyond History at The University of Texas at Austin.
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History, Fort Clark Springs
Entry on history of the fort, at the
Fort Clark Springs Museum Web site.
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Black Seminoles, an Historical Overview
By Katarina Wittich for Lest We Forget, Bennie McRae's site with many fine articles on
the history of the Seminole Scouts and Black Seminoles. Be sure to search the Lest We Forget database
for additional entries on the Scouts.
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Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts
Entry from Buffalosoldier.net.
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- Buffalo Soldiers (with related info)
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- News stories
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- Seminole Indians & the Seminole Wars
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- Native Americans (beyond the Seminoles but
related)
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- Slavery & African Americans
- Resources for further research
- Academic Journal articles
- Online books and document collections
(freely available, mainly primary sources)
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American
State Papers, 1789-1838 (Library of Congress)
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Andrew Jackson's Case for the Removal of Indians
- Century
of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Library of Congress resource presenting complete, online texts
of the Annals of Congress, House & Senate
Journals, Register of Debates, the Congressional
Globe, and other key government texts from 1774-1873.
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Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852
Marcy, Randolph B. and George B. McClellan. Washington, DC: A.
O. P. Nicholson, 1854. Available online from the Making of
America. Includes early reports of Seminole allies'
movements out west and tensions with the Comanches.
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Florida
Historical Quarterly online
Index of digital versions of Florida Historical Quarterly from the
Florida Heritage Collection.
- Florida Heritage Collection
Offers free online copies of 19th century works in the public
domain, including Giddings' Exiles of Florida.
- Florida Heritage Collection
Offers free online copies of 19th century works in the public
domain, including Giddings' Exiles of Florida.
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Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, Vol. 2
Kappler, Charles J., comp. and ed. Washington, DC: Government
Printing Office, 1904.
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Making of
America - Cornell University
More free online copies of public domain texts, including Giddings'
Speeches.
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Notices of Florida and the campaigns
Lieutenant Myer M. Cohen's first-hand account of
participation in the Second Seminole War.
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Oklahoma Historical Society's Chronicles of Oklahoma
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Reports of the Committee of Investigation Sent in 1873 by the
Mexican Government to the Frontier of Texas
Mexico, Comision Pesquisidora de la Frontera del Norte. New
York: Baker & Godwin, 1875. Available online from the Making of
America. Includes observations on the Mascogos in Mexico.
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Seminole Wars, 1836 - McCall letter
From Floripedia, a letter of May 1, 1836, from First Lieutenant
George A. McCall, 4th US Infantry, describing events during the
Second Seminole War.
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Sketches,
historical and topographical, of the Floridas, more particularly
of east Florida
Forbes, James Grant. 1821. Edited with introduction by James W.
Covington. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1964.
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Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border
Marcy, Randolph Barnes. New York: Harper & Bros, 1866. Available
online from the Making of America. Includes early reports of
Seminole allies' movements out west and tensions with the
Comanches.
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University of Southern Florida Digital Collections
Selection of free digital resources from the university, including
20 volumes of the journal Tampa Bay History.
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A View of the Action of the Federal Government in Behalf of Slavery
Jay, William. 1839. Miami: Mnemosyne, 1969. Contains an early
historical account of the attack on the Negro Fort.
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- Image collections & archives
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- Heritage Sites & Museums
- Florida
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- Indian Territory (Arkansas & Oklahoma)
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- Texas
- Fort Clark
Springs
Resort, on the grounds of the old fort, housing a small but very worthwhile museum showcasing the history of
the Seminole Scouts, along with other items on the history of
the Black Seminoles and the fort.
- Fort Davis National Historic Site (National Park Service)
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Fort Duncan Museum
Along with Fort Clark, Fort Duncan one of the principal
locations where the Seminole Scouts served in the U.S. Army.
Located in Eagle Pass, Texas.
- SISCA -
Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
Site with articles, links, history and more—the association,
located in Brackettville, Texas, is the center of the Black Seminole
community.
- The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
Major history museum in San Antonio, geared toward all
ages, with exhibits and holdings
relating to the Black Seminoles.
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