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From Fort Mose To The Civil Rights Movement: Tracing Black History In St. Augustine
Fort Mose, a don’t miss stop on your St. Augustine ... Use the St. Augustine Black History app maps to discover relevant ...
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Resurrecting the forgotten history of the first enslaved Africans in America
In 1738, their descendants founded Fort Mose — the first free Black settlement in America. Roughly 500 Spanish colonists landed in Florida in 1565 under conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ...
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Fort Mose Historic State Park
Fort Mose was the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in the U.S., established in 1738. During this time, Florida was governed by the Spanish, who had a long history of owning ...