Flight to Freedom: Fort Mose Historic Park

Heading to St. Augustine Florida this week. Going to cover the annual “Flight to Freedom” event at Fort Mose Historic Park.

The Fort Mose Historical Society will host daily events beginning Thursday Feb 7, concluding Saturday Feb 9

I am currently reading “Fort Mose And The Story of The Man Who Built The First Free Black Settlement In Colonial America” written by Glennette Tilley Turner.

A few historical facts shared in the book:

• Zora Neale Hurston uncovered and published information about Fort Mose in a 1927 issue of the Journal of Negro History
• In 1985 the Black Caucus of the Florida State Legislature secured funding to further Fort Mose research efforts

Because of changes in the water level over the years, all of the original Fort Mose site is underwater.

…To be continued.