A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole

From award-winning children's author Glennette Tilley Turner comes the riveting true story of John Horse—warrior, diplomat, and freedom fighter—whose legacy reshaped the course of American history. This compelling biography not only illuminates the life of a remarkable man but also fills in critical gaps in the story of Black and Native resistance in 19th-century America. John Horse was a famed chief, warrior, tactician, and diplomat who played a dominant role in Black Seminole affairs for half a century. His story is central to that of the Black Seminoles—descendants of Seminole Indians, free Blacks, and escaped slaves who formed an alliance in Spanish Florida. A political and military leader of mixed Seminole and African heritage, Horse defended his people from the US government, other tribes, and slave hunters.