Fort Mose

Description:

In 1738, when more than 100 African fugitives had arrived, the Spanish established the fort and town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, the first legally sanctioned free black community in what is now the United States. This book tells the story of Fort Mose and the people who lived there. It challenges the notion of the American black experience as simply that of slavery, offering instead a rich and balanced view of the African-American experience in the Spanish colonies from the arrival of Columbus to the American Revolution.

subjects: History,  African Americans,  Fugitive slaves,  Antiquities,  African Americans -- Florida -- Antiquities.,  African americans, florida,  African americans, history, to 1863,  Fugitive slaves, united states,  Florida, history, to 1821

Places: Florida,  Fort Mose Site (Fla.)

Times: 18th century,  Spanish colony, 1565-1763