There was a huge battle and a truce and then a sneak attack that resulted in a tragedy and a black mark against the United States. Isa Hamm Bryant, historian, author and community activist, has studied the tragedy. He traces his heritage to the Seminoles and to the black people who joined them ages ago. Together they fought for their freedom. Preserving history's tracks The Loxahatchee is among Florida's most beautiful rivers.
Cottonmouth snakes hiss from cypress knees.
Alligators ambush deer that come for a drink. Bryant's dreadlocks fall to his shoulders. His beard and moustache are wispy like the Spanish moss hanging from the three live oaks ahead of him. The oaks sprout from a mound of grass and dirt. Nobody knows how long the mound has been around.