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The Black Seminoles were a group of people that history, for the most part, forgot about. Their alliance with the native Seminole tribes resulted in a unique relationship that had never been seen before, and that changed the course of history for both the Seminoles and the State of Florida as a whole.
The Black Seminoles, sometimes called Maroons, were a group of freed men and runaway slaves living in Florida during the mid-16th century. They settled the first free Black town in American history, attained their freedom by joining the Spanish and converting to Catholicism, and formed a tight cultural bond with the Seminole tribes.
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History, W. (2025, February 13). When the Seminole Indians Aligned With Escaped Slaves. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3263/when-the-seminole-indians-aligned-with-escaped-sla/
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