Fort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom

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By (author): "Darcie A. Macmahon, Kathleen A. Deagan"
Genres:History books  Travel books  Reference books  War books  Anthropology books  Archaeology books  Museums books  
Publish Date: May 20th 1995
Fort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom
ISBN0813013518
ISBN139780813013510
AsinFort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom
Original titleFort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom
In 1738, the Spanish established the fort-town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose as the first legal, free Black community in the United States. This book shows how the people of Fort Mose shaped Spanish international policy on slavery and provided inspiration for all slaves.