Seminole Self-Emancipators & the Freedom Tree at Loxahatchee Battlefield

9060 West Indiantown Road,Jupiter FL 33478

20 May, 2023

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Dr. Anthony Dixon is Slated to Discuss Freedom & Emancipation at Loxahatchee River Battlefield ParkProf. Anthony E. Dixon, author of Florida's Negro War, will provide a lecture on Emancipation and Seminole Maroons on Saturday, May 20, Florida Emancipation Day, at Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park in Jupiter. The lecture is part of the dedication of the Memorial Plaque, "Freedom Tree," an environmentally-sensitive monument created in memory of the Seminole Village that was once located in the general area of that site and its environs. The "Freedom Tree" memorial symbolizes the dogged perseverance and resilience of a community under siege. The Installation of the monument is funded in part by a Grant, "Telling the Full History," from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Endowment for the Humanities American Rescue Plan. The Grant funded the Reunion of descendants of Seminole Maroons who were exiled to Oklahoma, Texas, Mexico, the Bahamas and other parts of Florida during the Second Seminole War. Glenn Bakels, president-elect of Loxahatchee Battlefield Preservationists, will provide an overview of the Seminole Maroon community. The program is planned by Florida Black Historical Research Project in collaboration with the Loxahatchee Battlefield Preservationists and Palm Beach County Parks. This event is free and open to the public. For more info, please call 561-741-1359. SPIRITUAL REMEMBRANCE HONORS SEMINOLE MAROONSThe Video is a one-hour program produced by Florida Black Historical Research Project at Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park in January, 2021. Serge Dorsanvil of HIIMSERGE, Inc. is videographer. The Logo above was the emblem identifying the 185-Year Seminole Family Reunion when more than 50 registered descendants from the Seminole Maroon diaspora braved 30-degree wind chill to honor their ancestors during a five-day observance January 11-15, 2023. The event, funded largely by a "Telling the Full History" Grant awarded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Endowment for the Humanities American Rescue Plan, was hosted by Palm Beach State College and Palm Beach County Parks and held under the auspices of Florida Black Historical Research Project, Inc. in collaboration with the African American Research Library and Cultural Center and Loxahatchee Battlefield Preservationists. Pictured in the news article: Left Panel - Drs. Wallis Tinnie and the Late Rosalyn Howard, planners of the 185-Year Family Reunion at Palm Beach State College Conference Day; Middle Panel Top - Local historian Victor Norfus speaks to attendees of Bus Tour in area of 19th C. Fort McCrae near Lake Okeechobee; Middle Panel bottom-- Mexican Panel at Seminole Reunion, Saturday, January 14, Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park--Nereida Munoz; Maria Munoz Garza; Corina Torralba Harrington; Ashley Rodriguez; Dina Rodriguez. Right Panel--L to R, Glenn Bakels, President elect, Loxahatchee Battlefield Preservationists; Prof. Chris Cornelius, member of the Oneida Nation and Chair of Department of Architecture at University of New Mexico, Keynote Speaker and Dr. Tinnie, Sunday, January 15, Battlefield Park.