Today's History Lesson

[weaktwos]

This guy claims it's forgotten. Since I can't remember this tought in my history classes, I would have to agree. My teachers could have very well taught the subject matter, but I probably forgot.

John Horse and the Black Seminoles, the first Black Rebels to Beat American Slavery.

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[zorathenne.livejournal.com]

*raises hand*

Black Seminole here, from my grandmother's line =), and Dutch/Seminole (with a hint of French/Haitian) from her husband's line.
As for my father's line, as I haven't had contact with them in years, not too sure, but as my father's and my mother's families originate in almost the same area(s) of Florida, there's said to be Seminole there as well. Doesn't matter too much, as if I remember aright, they are matrilineal (sp).

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Very cool.

How sad that Mexico outlawed slavery a few decades before we did. I guess it's true, even on a national sense, that to be powerful, you have to take advantage of others to do it.

[zorathenne.livejournal.com]

Ugh.. and it's a shame =(.