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"We do not live for ourselves only,
but for our wives and children who are dear to us as those of any other man."

-- Seminole Interpreter Abraham

King Cudjo, the Interpreter and Guide

by Hanna Anderson

Cudjo, also nicknamed "King Cudjo", was an important yet controversial Black Seminole at the time of the Seminole Wars. He was instrumental as a guide and interpreter for the US government, which resulted in some ill-feelings among the other Seminoles. Yet, his family remained an integral part of the Seminole community and moved to Oklahoma with the others. The majority of the Cudjo and Cudjoe families that live in the US today are direct descendants of this man and his children.
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