Located on the eastern edge of a marsh, two miles north of St. Augustine Florida, Fort Mose (pronounced Moh-Say) is the site of the earliest known legally sanctioned free black community in the present U.S. In 1738, the Spanish governor of Florida chartered the settlement of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort [...]
Underground Railroad
You are a slave in Maryland in the 1800s. Can you escape? Learn what challenges slaves faced in National Geographic’s Underground Railroad Adventure, an interactive website that allows users to trace and relive the experience of a runaway slave. Although primarily geared towards towards grade school students, the site gives all visitors of any age [...]
