The Black Maroons of Florida, also known as Black Seminoles, were a community derived from runaway slaves who integrated into American Indian culture.

Some Indian nations simply refused to leave their land -- the Creeks and the Seminoles even waged war to protect their territory. The First Seminole War lasted from 1817 to 1818. The Seminoles ...

Florida Milers Walking Club, a member of the American Volkssport Association, is sponsoring a walk through Longwood. Two distances available – 10K (6.2 miles) or 5K (3.1 miles). Start between ...

Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda is named for a trading post that was burned in the 1850s after a conflict between settlers and the Seminole ... bands to Oklahoma Indian Territory — between ...

In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act ... Tribe continued until 1858 with the end of the Third Seminole War. From the perspective of the tribe, the story reads a little ...

The Oklahoman’s Jordan Davis will take a look at the top high school boys basketball teams in the Oklahoma City area.

Here's a closer look at the Kansas City Chiefs' tomahawk chop, including how it began and the controversy that surrounds it ...

Malcolm X (Malik Shabazz) was grounded in African American folklore. He was fond of animal metaphors. His most famous analogy was the fox and wolf. Malik saw the fox as ...

These restaurants have stayed in business for decades, and they all have interesting histories as their backstories.

The relationships between Indigenous tribes and formerly enslaved Black people in the U.S. were complex, shaped by historical alliances, enslavement, intermarriage, and struggles for land and ...