Seminole Elder Billy Bowlegs III
Seminole brave "Billy Bowlegs" by Arthur P. Lewis, Kissimee, Fla.
His father was African-American and his mother was a Seminole. They named him Billy Fewell. His Seminole name was Cofehapkee. He was an elder and historian of the Seminoles (in Florida).
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Arthur P. Lewis
His father was African-American and his mother was a Seminole. They named him Billy Fewell. His Seminole name was Cofehapkee. He was an elder and historian of the Seminoles (in Florida).
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Arthur P. Lewis
Date & Place:
in Florida USA