FORT MOSE: And the Story of the Man who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America

In 1724, Francisco Menendez escaped from the English colony of South Carolina and, with a small group of men, headed south to the Spanish town of St. Augustine. There, he was granted his freedom. In 1738, Menendez helped found the first legally sanctioned free Black community in colonial America. Ages 8-12. Fully illustrated in color.