01/17/2025
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West Jupiter Community Recreation Center
6401 W. Indiantown Road at 3:00 PM
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Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park
9060 W. Indiantown Road at 10:00 AM
Join the Florida Black Historical Research Project during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend to honor Seminole Maroon heritage and the historic โNegro Fortโ at Prospect Bluff, a pivotal chapter in Floridaโs history.
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Saturday Lecture: โFloridaโs Black Frontierโ by Willard โBillโ Steele, former Seminole Tribe historian. Includes insights from Dr. Anthony Dixon, author of Floridaโs Negro War.
Sunday Spiritual Remembrance: Features author Dale Cox discussing his book The Fort at Prospect Bluff. Includes ceremonial rituals, greetings, historical exhibits, and special musical performances by โFluteityโ (Afro-Indigenous flautist) and the Capital Battery Line youth drummers.
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-Africans arrived in Florida centuries before Columbus.
-Florida was a haven for freedom seekers during Spanish rule.
-The Seminole Wars were the costliest in U.S. history until Vietnam.