Massacre Unveiled: Remembering the Negro Fort
On this day, July 27th, 1816, troops of the United States military assaulted and blew up an African-American and Native American settlement on the frontier of Spanish Florida during the Battle of Negro Fort. Negro Fort had served as a refuge for freed men and women, as well as those fleeing slavery in the South. Because of this, Georgian plantation owners feared it as a threat to the institution of slavery.
Let's Make History!
Join us in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the installation of the Memorial Marker for Cha-Chi's Village
Location: Sunset Park
3601 N. Australian Avenue
Date/Time: Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 10:00am
This ceremony begins two days of events honoring Seminole Maroon history in Palm Beach County and the diaspora.
Register above on the Eventbrite link and to learn details about the weekend's activities for this special History in the Park event.
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Dear Friends of Florida History,
Let's meet to dedicate The Freedom Tree Memorial honoring a Seminole Maroon Settlement that once occupied a site in the vicinity of Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park, 9060 Indiantown Rd. in Jupiter, FL, and to commemorate Florida Emancipation Day on Saturday, May 20.
Register below on the Eventbrite link for this special History in the Park event on Saturday, May 20, 11:00 a.m.!
The 185-YEAR
SEMINOLE MAROON REUNION Is Huge Success
From Jan. 11 - Jan. 15, the descendants of Seminole Maroons from Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Mexico and the Bahamas gathered at the Annual Spiritual Remembrance of the Two Pivotal 1838 Seminole Battles of the Loxahatchee River Battlefield in Jupiter, Florida.
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