Black Seminoles

Poet: Ken Jordan Poem: Black Seminoles Edited by: Sparkle Jordan written: March/2014 I am a black Seminole Indian. A fierce warrior on the Florida plains - At war with the Americas, fighting to hold on to our land - I joined forces with the Seminoles, upon my escape from the United States, as a runaway slave - I am a free black man now, standing strong, and brave against the Union, who initiated three wars against me, and the Seminoles, to conquer our place of freedom - I fought along side Dosar Barkus, Cesar Bruner, and John Horse, all black Seminole leaders fighting during the Rebellion - I stood with Chief warrior Osceola,a native resistance leader who fought against Major General Andrew Jackson, during the revolt of 1818 - With our last drop of blood, we will fight, we will not concede -Resist we must! until no man is left standing.  We will not leave our land, and surrender to the Union Soldiers The white man's three wars against us was tragic, and  when the dust settled, many souls were lost on both sides of the war, their were no clear winners in these senseless battles, based on the white man's greed to stage a takeover of our land - But in the end, Florida was sold by the Spaniards, to Major General Andrew Jackson, who later became President of the United States - Soon, the end was near, white settlers begin to move in on the place we called our homeland - Their disdain  towards us, forced Major General Andrew Jackson to transport the last remaining Seminoles, out of Florida, to the Oklahoma territory, to start our  lives over again - Our history will never be forgotten,we stood up against the Army,Navy,  Marines, and did not concede - I am a Black Seminole Indian, a fierce warrior - My spears left there mark on the Florida plains