Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...

The planned Florida Museum of Black History inspired debates about the best location for a museum at a March 11 hearing.

There is an excellent display about this period of Florida history at the Fort Mose Visitors Center (stop #9). In 1619, the ...

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 ...

One of the most pernicious allegations made against the African-American people was that our slave ancestors were either exceptionally “docile” or “content and loyal,” thus explaining ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will play at Fort Mose Historical Park on Sunday, Deb. 16 with singer Sierra Green and her band, The Giants.

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Droves of supporters talked up the city’s historical significance during a Tuesday hearing: It’s the site of Fort Mose, the first free Black settlement in the U.S., and the first place where a ...