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A reenactor guards the battlements of the newly reconstructed Fort Mose | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Centuries later, Fort Mose finally has a fort again

A reconstructed fort opened Friday at Fort Mose Historic State Park, site of the first settlement of freed Black slaves.…

By Noah Hertz

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St. Johns County leaders have identified a West Augustine site, near the former location of Florida Memorial College, as a potential home for a Florida Museum of Black History. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

St. Augustine in driver’s seat for Black history museum

The Florida Museum of Black History Task Force named St. Augustine as one of its top three locations to house…

By Will Brown

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Fort Mose State Park is the site of the first free African community in what is now the United States. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

January 19, 2024

Fort Mose begins reconstruction of 18th century community

More than 100 people gathered Friday to break ground on a reconstruction of Fort Mose, the first free African settlement…

By Will Brown

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