Fort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom, Second Edition -- Kathl

<b>The<br>illustrated story of the history and groundbreaking discovery of an important<br>historical site, fully updated on the 30th anniversary of its first publication</b></p> <p/><b> </b></p> <p/>Awards<br>and praise for the first edition: </p> <p/><b> </b></p> <p/><b>Florida<br>Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Book Award</b></p> <p/><b>American<br>Association for State and Local History Award of Merit</b></p> <p/> </p> <p/>"Tells<br>the story of Fort Mose . . . as well as the story of the Black experience in<br>the American Spanish colonies."--<b><i>Washington Post</i></b></p> <p/> </p> <p/>"A<br>very important chapter of the U.S. national story."--<b><i>Colonial Latin<br>American Historical Review</i></b></p> <p/> </p> <p/>"An<br>excellently researched and presented book. . . . Deagan and MacMahon have done<br>a splendid job of bringing a little known story of African American struggle, <br>courage and success to the public."--<b><i>Public Archaeology Review</i></b></p> <p/> </p> <p/>More<br>than 300 years ago, enslaved people of African descent risked their lives to<br>escape from slavery on English plantations in South Carolina. Hearing that<br>Spaniards in Florida promised religious sanctuary, they made their way south to<br>St. Augustine, Florida. The Spanish established the fort and town of Gracia<br>Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, the first legally sanctioned free Black community<br>in what is now the United States. This book tells the story of Fort Mose and<br>t