On this day in 1837, Africans and Native Americans who had formed Florida's Seminole Nation decisively defeated an invading U.S. force more than twice their size, led by slaveowner and future U.S. president Zachary Taylor.

Since the founding of the U.S., escaped African slaves had settled in modern-day Florida. At the same time, Seminoles suffering under Creek rule in Alabama and Georgia were fleeing south to seek independence. There, the two groups formed an alliance, sharing cultivation techniques and putting up armed resistance against colonization and slaver forces.

The U.S. repeatedly invaded territory controlled by this alliance, and, on Christmas Day in 1837, 380 to 480 Seminole fighters gathered on the northeast corner of Florida's Lake Okeechobee ready to halt the armies of Colonel Zachary Taylor, a Louisiana slaveholder and future U.S. president.

Seminole riflemen waited for the soldiers in trees, firing on them from above. The battle was a decisive defeat for U.S. forces, however Taylor falsely claimed a victory when returning to Fort Gardner.

Dec. 26, 1835: Second Seminole War, Largest Uprising of the Enslaved amerikkka

Christmas day freedom fighters: hidden history of the Seminole anticolonial struggle - William Katz left-unity-2

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  • screwthisdumbcrap [none/use name]
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    9 months ago

    TV is playing Teen Titans Go in the background. Three observations:

    CN devotes a lot of timeslots to this show.

    These kids have some kinda blood feud with Santa going on.

    Santa is also in the mob. Beast Boy has literally testified against the man in court and gone into witness protection.

    • thelastaxolotl [he/him]M
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      9 months ago

      There was day when Cartoon Network played a 24 hour teen titans go special and right after that the regular show finale, many people were angry about that because the finale had very few viewers

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      9 months ago

      theres a lot to hate in teen titans go but occassionally they put out some genuine bits

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      9 months ago

      Cartoon Network still has that show dominating? I remember that being the case ten years ago after they milked Johnny Test the same way.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      9 months ago

      Santa is also in the mob. Beast Boy has literally testified against the man in court and gone into witness protection.

      Oh hell yeah. Please tell me this puts them in to conflict with famous Santa Claus fan Super-man?