Grandfather Crow told us that his family fled the soldiers, south until they reached the swamps of the
Okefenokee. Once there, they slipped off into the trees and made themselves invisible while the soldiers
thundered past. They stayed invisible for a hundred or more years by blending in with their neighbors. They
imitated the life styles and manner of living of the other people who lived in the swamps and pretended to be
part of that community, that of the local Black People. And so they survived into recent history when it
finally became acceptable to be a Native American and not be trapped on a Reservation. The spirit of
Grandfather Crow went to join those of his fathers in September 2007. He is sorely missed.
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Flagler's Magnificent Hotel Ponce De Leon by Thomas Graham
Revised edition - St. Augustine Historical Society January 1990
The Awakening of St. Augustine by Thomas Graham
St. Augustine Historical Society 1978
Daring Daughters by Karen Harvey
The Donning Company Publishers - Virginia Beach Virginia 2002
Markland by Jean Parker Waterbury
St. Augustine Historical Society 1989
A History of Florida by Charlton W. Tebeau
University of Miami Press 1971 |
